Regarding Lutfur Ali - Former Assistant CEO

The request was refused by Tower Hamlets Borough Council.

Dear Tower Hamlets Borough Council,

1. What were the reasons given for Mr Ali's unexpected departure from the post of Assistant Chief Executive, on his resignation document?

2. Please could you provide a copy of Mr Ali's resignation document?

3. Please could you list Mr Ali's wage packet?, and all employee benefits, including bonuses, etc that he either recieved or was due to recieve as part of his contract.

4. Please could you place a copy of Mr Ali's contract that he signed in this request?

5. Please list (successful or not) each grant or request for funds from community groups, charities etc, that occured while Mr Ali was Assistant Chief Executive? (Break this down by name of organisation, organised by date, including exact amounts, with a brief summary of purpose, and finally successful or not)

6. Please list Mr Ali's renumeration package now that he has formally resigned. (does he still get paid, if so how much? pension contributions, etc )

If any of this request is in anyway refused because of its content, please contact me as soon as possible giving me advice and guidance on how the request could be revised.

Yours faithfully,

Muhammed Iqbal

Rupna Khanam, Tower Hamlets Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your email.

Your request is being considered and if the information is held you will
receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20
working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject
to the information not being exempt.

If the time taken to meet your request is likely to exceed 18 hours, we
will contact you and ask you amend your request to bring it below this
time limit. We will assist you with suggestions of how this might be
achieved.

I may also contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is to
ensure that we provide you with the information you require.

Please note that some information you have requested may not be provided
to you; this will only be information that can be withheld by law. In
most cases the reasons will be explained to you along with your copy of
any information that can be released to you.

Yours faithfully,

Jane Jones

Information Governance Administrative Officer

Legal Services

6th Floor

Mulberry Place

London E14 2BG

0207 364 4736

[email address]

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Dear Rupna Khanam,

I would like to ask why there has been no response from yourselves providing the information that I requested under the 'Freedom Of Information Act'. This response has been delayed beyond the 20 working day requirement laid out by this act. In effect the 'London
Borough of Tower Hamlets' are now in direct contravention of this act and are now effectively 'breaking the law'.

As you did not ask for clarification or other information to process the requests before the end of the now expired 20 working day time limit, I am assuming that you have understood the original request.

I would like a full and frank explanation of why the council seems to disregard the law in this way, without taking any due care or attention to what is in all regards, the injured party, namely me.

Yours sincerely,

Muhammed Iqbal

Tim Rodgers, Tower Hamlets Borough Council

Dear Mr Iqbal, Further to your Freedom of Information request made
dated 21 March 2010 concerning the former Assistant Chief
Executive, we can reply as follows:

1. What were the reasons given for Mr Ali's unexpected departure
from the post of Assistant Chief Executive, on his resignation
document? This information is personal data and therefore exempt
under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

2. Please could you provide a copy of Mr Ali's resignation
document?

This information is personal data and therefore exempt under
Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

3. Please could you list Mr Ali's wage packet?, and all employee
benefits, including bonuses, etc that he either recieved or was due
to recieve as part of his contract.

This information is personal data and therefore exempt under
Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

4. Please could you place a copy of Mr Ali's contract that he
signed in this request? This information is personal data and
therefore exempt under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000

5. Please list (successful or not) each grant or request for funds
from community groups, charities etc, that occured while Mr Ali was
Assistant Chief Executive? (Break this down by name of
organisation, organised by date, including exact amounts, with a
brief summary of purpose, and finally successful or not) The
information is not held in the format requested. We have however
previously disclosed information relating to grants allocated to
various groups, which is available from our Freedom of Inormation
disclosure log at
http://www.towerhamletsfoi.org.uk/docume...

6. Please list Mr Ali's renumeration package now that he has
formally resigned. (does he still get paid, if so how much? pension
contributions, etc )

This information is personal data and therefore exempt under
Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Tim Rodgers
Information Governance Manager Legal Services Chief Executives
Department London Borough of Tower Hamlets Phone: 0207 364 4354
Fax: 0207 364 4804 E-mail: [email address] Website:
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk 6th Floor, Town Hall, 5 Mulberry
Place, London E14 2BG

Tim Rodgers, Tower Hamlets Borough Council

Further to our earlier response, I'm obliged to tell you that our
response constitutes a Refusal Notice under Section 50 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You have the right to complain to the Council about this decision.
If you wish to do this please write to:

Corporate Complaints Unit Tower Hamlets Town Hall Mulberry Place 5
Clove Crescent London E14 2BG

If you are subsequently not satisfied with the Council’s response
to your complaint you have a right of appeal to the independent
Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House Water Lane
Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF Telephone: 01625 545 700
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Further information about the operation of the act is available
from the council’s website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk and the
information leaflet in public reception areas in Council buildings.

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