Request for policy document on older people in the Borough

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Dear Lewisham Borough Council,
Freedom of Information Request
Please can you supply me with copies of the following documents produced in the past three years (ie since 1st January 2018) :
• Any council strategies for older people (defined as over 60) in your Borough
• Any consultation documents on the needs of older people and services for older people in the Borough
• Research documents on older people’s needs in the Borough
• Any assessments of the impact of Covid and lockdown on older people in the Borough
• Recovery Plans for the Borough moving beyond the covid pandemic
• Any specific plans for recovery plans for older people post covid pandemic
Thankyou in anticipation

Yours faithfully,

Tim Whitaker

Foi, Customer, Lewisham Borough Council

Dear Tim,

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Reference No: 8229525

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Dear Foi, Customer,
Please could you inform me when my request for information will be able to be answered.
Many thanks in anticipation

Yours sincerely,

Tim Whitaker

Foi, Customer, Lewisham Borough Council

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Information request
Our reference: 8229525

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Dear Tim Whitaker Whitaker
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 

Further to your Freedom of Information Act request made to London Borough
of Lewisham. I would like to take this opportunity to offer you our
sincere apologies for the delay in providing you with a response to your
request and for any inconvenience caused.

 

In addition to our apologies please also accept our assurances that we are
continuing to progress your request, as quickly as we can.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Corporate Complaints & Casework Team

London Borough of Lewisham

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Dear Tim Whitaker Whitaker

 

FOI Historic Request: 8229525

 

On 1/7/2021 you made an FOI request to Lewisham Council.

 

To date the Council has not responded to your request and I apologise for
the significant delay in addressing this matter.

 

The Council has been served with an Enforcement Notice by the Information
Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regarding the backlog of freedom of
information responses.

 

As part of the plan to address the backlog, I have agreed with the ICO to
contact requesters and ask whether a response is still required.  If you
do still require a response to your request, I would be grateful if you
could let me know by email at: -

 

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If I do not hear from you by Friday 28^th April 2023 I will assume you no
longer require a response and will close the request.

 

Please be assured that this letter does not affect your right to receive a
response to your request and if you do require a response, the Council
will process your request by the deadline of 16^th September 2023 stated
in the Enforcement Notice.

 

I apologise again for lack of response to your request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

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Jeremy Chambers

Director of Law & Corporate Governance

Monitoring Officer

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