TAXI LICENSING & SEX OFFENDERS - Public safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection

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Dear Copeland Borough Council,

I am writing to make an open Government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

With this in mind could you please provide the following information:

1. How many registered sex offenders currently (10.08.17) hold a taxi drivers' licence issued by the Council?

2. Please provide the protocol/practices followed by the Council for registered sex offenders who apply for a taxi drivers' licence.

3. From April 2016 - March 2017 how many taxi licenses have been issued to registered sex offenders by Copeland Borough Council?

4. How many are currently registered with Copeland Borough Council as sex offender status?

I would like the above information to be provided to us as paper or electronic copies, audio tape version or an opportunity to view.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to this with page references and URLs if necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to this request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Kindest Regards

Eve Thomas

info@copeland.gov.uk, Copeland Borough Council

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 Hi Eve

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request.  Your request for
information has been forwarded on to our Freedom of Information Officer,
who will respond to your request as soon as possible, and not later than
20 days after receiving your request.
Kind Regards


 
Customer Services Officer
Copeland Borough Council
 
Tel: 01946598300
Email: [1][Copeland Borough Council request email]
 
Copeland Borough Council, The Copeland Centre, Catherine Street,
Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7SJ. Tel: 0845 054 8600. Fax: 01946 598303.
[2]www.copeland.gov.uk, [3][Copeland Borough Council request email]

Working to improve lives, communities and the prosperity of Copeland
 
 

Customer Service Officer

Copeland Direct

Copeland Borough Council 

Copeland Borough Council, Market Hall, Market Place, Whitehaven, CA28 7JG.
Tel: 01946 598300. Fax: 01946 598303. [4]www.copeland.gov.uk,
[5][Copeland Borough Council request email]

 



Working to improve lives, communities and the prosperity of Copeland

 

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From: Eve Thomas <[FOI #424742 email]>
Date: Friday, 11 August 2017, 00:40:06
To: FOI requests at Copeland Borough Council <[Copeland Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - TAXI LICENSING & SEX OFFENDERS -
Public safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection
Dear Copeland Borough Council,

I am writing to make an open Government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

With this in mind could you please provide the following information:

1. How many registered sex offenders currently (10.08.17) hold a taxi
drivers' licence issued by the Council?

2. Please provide the protocol/practices followed by the Council for
registered sex offenders who apply for a taxi drivers' licence.

3. From April 2016 - March 2017 how many taxi licenses have been issued to
registered sex offenders by Copeland Borough Council?

4. How many are currently registered with Copeland Borough Council as sex
offender status?

I would like the above information to be provided to us as paper or
electronic copies, audio tape version or an opportunity to view.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could
contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise
and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public
domain, please can you direct me to this with page references and URLs if
necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to this request within the
20 working days after you receive this letter.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received
this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Kindest Regards

Eve Thomas

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Dear Copeland Borough Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Copeland Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'TAXI LICENSING &amp; SEX OFFENDERS - Public safety, Safeguarding &amp; Child Protection'.

This FOI request is seriously over due.

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

Yours faithfully,

Eve Thomas

Info, Copeland Borough Council

Hello

Thank you for your email.

I can confirm I have forwarded this on to our Freedom of Information
Department who will reply within 20 working days.

Kind Regards
Amy

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From: Eve Thomas <[FOI #424742 email]>
Sent: 10 October 2017 15:40:09
To: Info
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - TAXI
LICENSING & SEX OFFENDERS - Public safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection
 
Dear Copeland Borough Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Copeland Borough Council's
handling of my FOI request 'TAXI LICENSING &amp; SEX OFFENDERS - Public
safety, Safeguarding &amp; Child Protection'.

This FOI request is seriously over due.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[1]https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outl...

Yours faithfully,

Eve Thomas

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Clifford Walker, Copeland Borough Council

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Dear Ms Thomas,

 

Thank you for contacting Copeland Borough Council with your request for an
Internal Review.

This has been assigned to a caseworker.

 

Please accept my apologies for the delay in response to your FOI request.
I can find no record of your original request having been received in this
office although I do see an acknowledgement on the ‘WhatDoTheyKnow’
website.

 

In early September 2017 Copeland Borough Council was subject to a
significant ‘Ransomware’ cyber-attack which has severely impacted upon our
ability to respond, within time guidelines, to all FOI requests dependent
upon where and how the required information was stored.

 

The recovery is an ongoing project with the Council in a repair/rebuild
stage and at the time of writing I am unable to give any timeframe for
possible full recovery.

 

Your enquiry is now with our licensing department for attention. I will
retain your request on record as ‘open’ and will endeavour to provide the
required information as soon as I am able.

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Regards,

 

 

Cliff Walker

Information Management Officer

Business Support

Copeland Borough Council

 

Tel: 01946 59 8529

Email: [1][email address]

 

Copeland Borough Council, The Copeland Centre, Catherine Street,
Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7SJ. Tel: 01946 598300. Fax: 01946 598303.
[2]www.copeland.gov.uk, [3][Copeland Borough Council request email]

[4]Description: cid:image001.png@01CE1E6D.7E7E5480

Working to improve lives, communities and the prosperity of Copeland

 

 

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From: Eve Thomas <[5][FOI #424742 email]>
Sent: 10 October 2017 15:40:09
To: Info
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - TAXI
LICENSING & SEX OFFENDERS - Public safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection

 

Dear Copeland Borough Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Copeland Borough Council's
handling of my FOI request 'TAXI LICENSING &amp; SEX OFFENDERS - Public
safety, Safeguarding &amp; Child Protection'.

This FOI request is seriously over due.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[6]https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outl...

Yours faithfully,

Eve Thomas

-------------------------------------------------------------------
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[7][FOI #424742 email]

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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be delayed.

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From: Eve Thomas <[FOI #424742 email]>
Date: Friday, 11 August 2017, 00:40:06
To: FOI requests at Copeland Borough Council <[Copeland Borough Council
request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - TAXI LICENSING & SEX OFFENDERS -
Public safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection
Dear Copeland Borough Council,

I am writing to make an open Government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

With this in mind could you please provide the following information:

1. How many registered sex offenders currently (10.08.17) hold a taxi
drivers' licence issued by the Council?

2. Please provide the protocol/practices followed by the Council for
registered sex offenders who apply for a taxi drivers' licence.

3. From April 2016 - March 2017 how many taxi licenses have been issued to
registered sex offenders by Copeland Borough Council?

4. How many are currently registered with Copeland Borough Council as sex
offender status?

I would like the above information to be provided to us as paper or
electronic copies, audio tape version or an opportunity to view.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could
contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise
and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public
domain, please can you direct me to this with page references and URLs if
necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to this request within the
20 working days after you receive this letter.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received
this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Kindest Regards

Eve Thomas

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Clifford Walker, Copeland Borough Council

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Dear Ms Thomas,

 

In view of the confusion and delay over your original FOI request
submission and receipt I have contacted the relevant department directly
this morning and requested a verbal update.

 

I have received the following response.

 

1. How many registered sex offenders currently (10.08.17) hold a taxi
drivers' license issued by the Council?

2. Please provide the protocol/practices followed by the Council for
registered sex offenders who apply for a taxi drivers' license.

3. From April 2016 - March 2017 how many taxi licenses have been issued to
registered sex offenders by Copeland Borough Council?

4. How many are currently registered with Copeland Borough Council as sex
offender status?

“The answer’s I can provide to each of Ms Thomas questions is a NIL
return”.

 

The Council makes every effort to make sure that the services it provides
are as efficient and effective as possible, and this includes any requests
under the Freedom of Information Act.

 

If you believe that your request has not been dealt with satisfactorily
you should follow the Council’s complaints procedure.

 

If you have followed the complaints procedure and are still not happy with
how your request has been dealt with you may also contact the:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Enquiry/Information Line: 01625 545 745

For more information: [1]https://ico.org.uk/

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Cliff Walker

Information Management Officer

Telephone: 01946 598529

 

Copeland Borough Council, The Copeland Centre

Catherine Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7SJ

 

From: Clifford Walker
Sent: 11 October 2017 09:30
To: '[FOI #424742 email]'
<[FOI #424742 email]>
Subject: FW: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - TAXI
LICENSING & SEX OFFENDERS - Public safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection

 

Dear Ms Thomas,

 

Thank you for contacting Copeland Borough Council with your request for an
Internal Review.

This has been assigned to a caseworker.

 

Please accept my apologies for the delay in response to your FOI request.
I can find no record of your original request having been received in this
office although I do see an acknowledgement on the ‘WhatDoTheyKnow’
website.

 

In early September 2017 Copeland Borough Council was subject to a
significant ‘Ransomware’ cyber-attack which has severely impacted upon our
ability to respond, within time guidelines, to all FOI requests dependent
upon where and how the required information was stored.

 

The recovery is an ongoing project with the Council in a repair/rebuild
stage and at the time of writing I am unable to give any timeframe for
possible full recovery.

 

Your enquiry is now with our licensing department for attention. I will
retain your request on record as ‘open’ and will endeavour to provide the
required information as soon as I am able.

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Regards,

 

 

Cliff Walker

Information Management Officer

Business Support

Copeland Borough Council

 

Tel: 01946 59 8529

Email: [2][email address]

 

Copeland Borough Council, The Copeland Centre, Catherine Street,
Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7SJ. Tel: 01946 598300. Fax: 01946 598303.
[3]www.copeland.gov.uk, [4][Copeland Borough Council request email]

[5]Description: cid:image001.png@01CE1E6D.7E7E5480

Working to improve lives, communities and the prosperity of Copeland

 

 

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From: Eve Thomas <[6][FOI #424742 email]>
Sent: 10 October 2017 15:40:09
To: Info
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - TAXI
LICENSING & SEX OFFENDERS - Public safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection

 

Dear Copeland Borough Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Copeland Borough Council's
handling of my FOI request 'TAXI LICENSING &amp; SEX OFFENDERS - Public
safety, Safeguarding &amp; Child Protection'.

This FOI request is seriously over due.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[7]https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outl...

Yours faithfully,

Eve Thomas

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[8][FOI #424742 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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latest advice from the ICO:
[10]https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outl...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

-

From: Eve Thomas <[FOI #424742 email]>
Date: Friday, 11 August 2017, 00:40:06
To: FOI requests at Copeland Borough Council <[Copeland Borough Council
request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - TAXI LICENSING & SEX OFFENDERS -
Public safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection
Dear Copeland Borough Council,

I am writing to make an open Government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

With this in mind could you please provide the following information:

1. How many registered sex offenders currently (10.08.17) hold a taxi
drivers' licence issued by the Council?

2. Please provide the protocol/practices followed by the Council for
registered sex offenders who apply for a taxi drivers' licence.

3. From April 2016 - March 2017 how many taxi licenses have been issued to
registered sex offenders by Copeland Borough Council?

4. How many are currently registered with Copeland Borough Council as sex
offender status?

I would like the above information to be provided to us as paper or
electronic copies, audio tape version or an opportunity to view.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could
contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise
and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public
domain, please can you direct me to this with page references and URLs if
necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to this request within the
20 working days after you receive this letter.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received
this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Kindest Regards

Eve Thomas

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