Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information

Dear E G Douglass,

Freedom of Information (ref 481)

Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

Your request has been passed to me to process and I can confirm that it
has been logged under the reference number 481.

The Council may take up to 20 working days, from the date of receipt, to
respond to your request. You should therefore receive the information you
have requested, subject to the application of any exemptions permitted
under the Act, by 02/12/2022. If you require further information please
contact me by phone on 01286 679468 or by emailing
[1][email address].cymru by quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely,
Gwawr Owen

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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar
gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os
yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu
na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon
yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.

Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion
deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y
GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.

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bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
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absolutely necessary.

References

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Dear E G Douglass,

Freedom of Information (Ref T481)

Thank you for your recent request. Please see below for the information requested:

Gwynedd Council would refuse to disclose personal data by engaging the exemption for third party data under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which is the exemption that applies to information being the personal data of someone other than the requester.
Disclosure of such information to a member of the public, would contravene the data protection principles, as such information is not available in the public domain. The first data protection principle would be breached in that the processing of the data would not be fair.
The numbers of teachers referred to the Education workforce Council is extremely low. There is a risk that indivuduals could be identified. We have a duty to refer to the EWC, but it will be the Education Workforce Council's decision to bring a case against an individual teacher or not. Any teachers that the EWC have made a judgement against will be on their website: https://www.ewc.wales.
Further, the Council cannot identify any legitimate interest in disclosing an individual’s identity.

The disclosed information may contain copyright material, and notwithstanding Gwynedd Council’s disclosure the document may still be copyright protected. It is important for you to respect any copyright status that may attach to a particular document. Fair dealing provisions allow information to be used in certain ways without infringing copyright. This allows the contents to be debated publicly. Fair dealing allows disclosure to serve the public interest of increasing accountability and transparency. Of particular importance is the provision which allows the criticism, review or news reporting of copyright information.

A detailed account of the provisions may be found in the Guidance Note 20201023 “Intellectual property rights and disclosures under the FOIA” on the Information Commissioner’s website

Complaints

If you are unhappy with the way the Council has handled your request, you may ask for an internal review. Please contact me if you require an internal review of your case. An internal review will be conducted by the Monitoring Officer or Head of Service and we will aim to respond within 20 working days. However, if we are unable to complete the review by this date, we will advise you accordingly.

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. Please see below for the contact details:

Information Commissioner’s Office
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF102HH

Telephone: 02920 678400
Email: [email address]
Fax: 02920 678399

Yours sincerely,

Lisa Marie Williams
Cymhorthydd Cefnogol/Support Assistant
Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol/Corporate Support
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.

Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.

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Arbedwch bapur, ynni ac arian - Peidiwch argraffu'r neges yma oni bai ei bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
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Dear E G Douglass,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

We refer to your email dated 06/12/22 in respect of Teachers reported to the Education Workforce Council.

As you are disagree with the decision made and the information received from the Council, your e-mail has been referred to the Monitoring Officer to conduct an Internal Review. You should receive a response within 20 working days. However, if the Council is unable to complete the Internal Review within this timescale, you will be advised accordingly.

If you are unhappy with the outcome of the internal Review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The contact details are as follows:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
Sk9 5AF

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me as the Freedom of Information Co-ordinator, quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Lisa Marie Williams
Cymhorthydd Cefnogol/Support Assistant
Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol/Corporate Support
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.

Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.

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Arbedwch bapur, ynni ac arian - Peidiwch argraffu'r neges yma oni bai ei bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
Save paper, energy and money - Do not print this message unless it is absolutely necessary.