Social Media Policy

The request was partially successful.

Dear Sir/Madam

1. Please provide me with a copy of your authority’s Social Media Policy (for employees) or equivalent and the date it was adopted
2. Please provide me with a list of the Social Media accounts managed by your authority
3. Please detail training offered to staff on the use of social media
4. Please state how many people in your organisation have been disciplined as a result of social media policy breaches during calendar years 2011-2015.
5. Please provide the approximate number of people employed by your corporate organisation.

J White

Dear Blaby District Council,

I made a FOI request on 17th August and have received neither a response, or acknowledgement of this request.

By law you should have replied by now.
Therefore, I request your response within 5 working days or I will refer this to the Information Commissioner.

Yours faithfully,

Janice White

Freedom of Information Mailbox, Blaby District Council

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Dear Ms White,

FOI-16-1233

I have looked in our records, and according to those, we sent a response to your request out on the 18th of August 2016.
Please find attached a series of screenshots that show the date and the response sent to you.

For your convenience, I can confirm that Blaby District Council does not have a Social Media Policy. The Council works with an Acceptable Use Policy only.

I hope that is helpful, but please do get in contact if you have any further questions.

Kind regards,

Clara de Brauw
Governance and Improvement Officer
Blaby District Council
[email address]
0116 272 7641

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Dear Clara

Many thanks for your prompt reply.
Unfortunately, I can't find any response via the system at all.

Would it be possible for you to send the responses/policy again please?
Maybe also email them to my email address directly?

[email address]

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

J White

Freedom of Information Mailbox, Blaby District Council

Dear Ms White,
Please find a copy of the response below.

Kind regards,
Clara de Brauw

Dear J White,

Freedom of Information Request – FOI-16-1233

I am writing in response to your request below, which has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”). I can confirm that Blaby District Council does not have a Social Media Policy. We work with an Acceptable Use Policy only.

Should you be unhappy with the way your request has been handled you can ask for an internal review by emailing: [email address]. The Senior Information Governance Officer will then arrange a review of your case. If you are not happy with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. For more information, please visit: www.ico.org.uk. If you have any further queries, please contact me quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely
Clara de Brauw
Blaby District Council

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Dear Blaby District Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Blaby District Council's handling of my FOI request 'Social Media Policy'.

Although I got a response on 20th September to say that you did not have the policy I was requesting, you did not answer questions 2 to 5 of my request.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...

Yours faithfully,

J White

Freedom of Information Mailbox, Blaby District Council

Dear J White,

Freedom of Information Request – FOI-16-1233

I acknowledge receipt of your request for an internal review of the response to your Freedom of Information request. Your request was received on the 23rd of January 2017.

The Council’s handling of your request will now be reviewed by a senior officer who was not involved with the initial request for information. We aim to respond as soon as possible and within 20 working days of receiving your request, this being on or before the 20th of February 2017.

In the meantime, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Clara de Brauw
Governance and Improvement Officer
Blaby District Council
[email address]
0116 272 7641

Visit Our Website: www.blaby.gov.uk

Save time, do it online - Register for My Account…
www.blaby.gov.uk/myaccount

If you’ve not registered for My Account yet, it only takes a couple of minutes. Once you’ve registered you can:

-  View your Council Tax account and bill
-   Book sports activities at The Pavilion
- Update your details
-   View local information on My Blaby
-  See your transaction history
-  Get email alerts to keep you up to date

You will need your Council Tax Account number handy if you wish to view your Council Tax account.

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Freedom of Information Mailbox, Blaby District Council

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Dear J White,

 

Review FOI-16-1233

 

Please find enclosed a response to questions 2-5 of your initial request.
I apologise that this information was not included in the initial
response.

 

2. Please provide me with a list of the Social Media accounts managed by
your authority

 

Blaby District Council Accounts:

 

Facebook - /BlabyDC

Twitter - @BlabyDC

Flickr - /BlabyDC

YouTube - BlabyDC (www.youtube.com/channel/UCHCJI6Q1rDBCFlXH59X0Aug)

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/blaby-district-...

 

BB19 Youth Bus

Facebook - /BB19YouthBus

 

Community Safety Partnership

Facebook - /BlabyCSP

 

Blaby District Local Sports Alliance

Twitter - @BlabyLSA

 

Blaby Health

Twitter - @BlabyHealth

 

3. Please detail training offered to staff on the use of social media

 

Accounts relating directly to Blaby District Council are managed solely by
the Communications Team. Those in charge of accounts associated with
partners are given any guidance and training by Communications staff.

 

4. Please state how many people in your organisation have been disciplined
as a result of social media policy breaches during calendar years
2011-2015.

 

Zero

 

5. Please provide the approximate number of people employed by your
corporate organisation

 

315

 

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Where third party copyright is identified, you will need to contact the
copyright owner directly should you wish to re-use their information.

 

If you are not happy with the outcome of this internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. For more information, please visit: [2]www.ico.org.uk.

 

If you have any further queries, please contact me quoting the above
reference number.

                 

Yours sincerely,

 

Clara de Brauw

Governance and Improvement Officer

Blaby District Council

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0116 272 7641

 

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