Dear T Thomas,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Thank you for your letter requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which we received on 05/05/2016. It is our intention to have the response delivered to you by 03/06/2016.

I would like to inform you that all requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 might be subject to exemption(s), which the Authority is entitled to apply to refuse the request.

In some cases the Authority may also ask that a fee be paid for processing and delivering the information to you. Details of any fee to be charged, if applicable, will be notified to you as soon as possible.

Any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter should be marked Private & Confidential and sent to the Senior Information Governance Officer, Information Management Team, Civic Centre, Castleford WF10 4JH or e-mailed to [Wakefield City Council request email].

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Officer
Corporate Information Governance Team,
City Solicitor’s Office.
Wakefield MDC, Civic Centre, Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JH.
Email: [Wakefield City Council request email]
Tel: 01977 727170

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Dear T Thomas,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Please find the response to your request attached.

Please note that the research referenced in document ref. 8975 3, can be accessed via the enclosed links.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestn...

http://www.comres.co.uk/polls/bbc-northe...

Please be advised that we have decided not to disclose information we consider to be personal information of a third party. This information is exempt information under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act and the release of such would be a breach of data protection principle one. As Section 40 is an absolute exemption this is not subject to a public interest test.

If you are unhappy with the way the authority has handled your request, you may ask for an internal review. Please contact Senior Information Governance Officer in writing: Information Governance Team, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW (marked Private & Confidential) or e-mail on [Wakefield City Council request email] who will arrange an internal review of your case.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any further queries regarding this matter.

Yours sincerely

Senior Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
City Solicitor’s Office
Wakefield MDC
Tel: 01924 306112
Email: [Wakefield City Council request email]

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