Teachers who are members of political Parties.

Dear Mr Walker

Thank you for your e-mail received 08 October 2009 requesting information about teachers who are members of political parties.

Nina Clark in the Resources Department will arrange for the information to be provided to you no later than 5 November 2009.

Whilst it is the Council's policy to provide information wherever possible, I need to advise you that there are a number of exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. These may prevent me from releasing all or some of the information you have asked for. You will, however be informed if this is the case and why.

Yours sincerely

Julie Clist
Business Support Officer
Corporate Complaints & FOI Team
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Room 104 Town Hall
1 Town Square
Barking
IG11 7HE
020 8227 2875

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Dear Mark Walker

Request for information LBBD:40128

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
is below;

Please provide the following information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

1. Has your authority ever found a member of the BNP or any other
political Party guilty of a disciplinary offence related to their Party
membership in the last three years? If so please give information as to
when and how many.

No

2. Has any parent complained to you regarding the Party membership of
any employee or the expression of political views within School classrooms
under your authority during the last three years?

This information would be held by the individual schools themselves, so
you will have to make this request to the schools directly. If you click
on the below link it will take you to a list of all the schools in the
borough along with their contact details.

[1]http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/1-sch...

3. What safeguards do you currently have in place to prevent members
of any political Party promoting their views within Schools?

Every employee of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is
given a copy of the 'Code of Conduct'. In there it states that 'employees
whether or not politically restricted, must follow every lawful expressed
policy of the Authority and must not allow their own personal or political
opinions to interfere with their work'. It is up to each school and
Governing bodies to enforce this.

If you need any more information, or if I can be of any further help,
please contact me.

If you are not satisfied with the way that I have dealt with your request
you can make a complaint by writing to the Corporate Complaints Team,
Corporate Strategy Department, Room 196, Civic Centre, Dagenham RM10 7BN.
Alternatively you can make your complaint on-line at
[2]www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk or you can e-mail your complaint to
[3][email address].

If you are still not satisfied, after following our Corporate Complaints
procedure, you can take your complaint to the Information Commissioner.
Full details of how to do this will be made available on request.

Yours sincerely

Michael Fenn | Senior Information Officer

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | Room B16 Civic Centre | Dagenham
| RM10 7BY

Phone: 020 8227 2619 | Fax: 020 8227 2324

Email: Michael.Fenn[4]@lbbd.gov.uk | [5]www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk

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