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Dear Mr Hussain

I refer to your request dated 16th June 2023 under the Freedom of
Information Act asking to supply the following information:

Can you kindly supply me with the latest version the Telephone Directory
for Elected Members include the date of the latest version

The Council’s response is set out below:

Your request for information has been considered by the City of Bradford
Metropolitan District Council under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The information requested is exempt from release under section 21 of the
Freedom of Information Act as it is reasonably accessible in the public
domain and can be located via the following link:

https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgCommi...

Please note, if you do not have access to the internet, facilities are
available for you to use at your local library.

In accordance with section 17(1) of the Freedom of Information Act, this
response acts as a refusal notice under the provisions of section 21 of
the Act.

I can confirm that the requested information was last updated on 15th May
2023.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, if you are not
satisfied with the reply to your request you can ask for an internal
review.

A request for an internal review must be submitted within 40 working days
in writing to the Corporate Information Governance Team, City of Bradford
Metropolitan District Council, City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1
1HY or by emailing [Bradford City Council request email].

If you are still not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review you
have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be
contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113 URL: [1]www.ico.org.uk.  

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is registered with the
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the provisions of the Data
Protection Act 2018. The Council takes its responsibilities under the Act
very seriously. 

To find out more on how we handle your information, please click on the
following link: [2]https://www.bradford.gov.uk/privacy-notice

Regards

Giles Whistlecraft

Information Governance Officer

Finance, IT & Procurement Service

Telephone Number: 01274 434506

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Department of Corporate Resources

City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY

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received your correspondence.

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Dear Mr Hussain

Thank you for your email dated 16 June 2023, requesting an internal review
of the decision made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You emailed:

''I believe you have misunderstood the question. The request was of
"telephone directory FOR elected members" not "telephone directory OF
elected members". The information provided and exemption applied by you is
therefore incorrect as you have not understood the question.

Please confirm that you now fully understand the question of what
information I am requesting. What I am requesting is a versioned document
containing the names, telephone numbers and email addresses of Council
Officers supplied to Elected Members, not a link to your website of
Elected Members.''

Your request for information has been considered by the Council under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that the information
requested is not held by Bradford Council as we do not have a 'versioned
document containing the names, telephone numbers and email addresses of
Council Officers supplied to Elected Members,' and therefore, this
response acts as a refusal notice under section 17(1) of the Freedom of
Information Act in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Act.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of this internal review you have
the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted
at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113. URL: www.ico.org.uk. 

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is registered with the
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the provisions of the Data
Protection Act 2018. The Council takes its responsibilities under the Act
very seriously. 

To find out more on how we handle your information, please click on the
following link: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/privacy-notice

Regards

Siama Kausar

Information Governance Officer

Finance, IT & Procurement Service

Telephone Number: 01274 434506

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Department of Corporate Resources

City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY

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From: Mr Hussain <[FOI #991576 email]>

To: Freedom of Information <[email address]>

Date: 16/06/2023 15:27:16

Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Telephone
Directory for Elected Members

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Dear Bradford City Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Bradford City Council's
handling of my FOI request 'Telephone Directory for Elected Members'.

I believe you have misunderstood the question. The request was of
"telephone directory FOR elected members" not  "telephone directory OF
elected members". The information provided and exemption applied by you is
therefore incorrect as you have not understood the question.

Please confirm that you now fully understand the question of what
information I am requesting. What I am requesting is a versioned document
containing the names, telephone numbers and email addresses of Council
Officers supplied to Elected Members, not a link to your website of
Elected Members.

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,

Mr Hussain

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If we require further information from you before we process your request,
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Dear Mr Hussain

I write to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 23rd June 2023 as
copied below.

Dear Bradford City Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Bradford City Council's
handling of my FOI request 'Telephone Directory for Elected Members'.

I believe you are much mistaken and wrong when you state "I can confirm
that the information requested is not held by Bradford Council as we do
not have a 'versioned document containing the names, telephone numbers and
email addresses of Council Officers supplied to Elected Members". As I
know for a fact that such a document exists.

You are advised to escalate this internal review to the City Solicitor
whom will confirm my assertions and help point out your mistake or error. 
The Council is reminded it is an offence under section 77 of the FOIA to
withhold disclosure or look to mislead me.

77 Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.

(1)Where—

(a)a request for information has been made to a public authority, and
(b)under section 1 of this Act F1... the applicant would have been
entitled (subject to payment of any fee) to communication of any
information in accordance with that section,any person to whom this
subsection applies is guilty of an offence if he alters, defaces, blocks,
erases, destroys or conceals any record held by the public authority, with
the intention of preventing the disclosure by that authority of all, or
any part, of the information to the communication of which the applicant
would have been entitled.

(2)Subsection (1) applies to the public authority and to any person who is
employed by, is an officer of, or is subject to the direction of, the
public authority.

(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(4)No proceedings for an offence under this section shall be instituted—
(a)in England or Wales, except by the Commissioner or by or with the
consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions; (b)in Northern Ireland,
except by the Commissioner or by or with the consent of the Director of
Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

[1]https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/200...

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

Yours faithfully,

Mr Hussain

As you were dissatisfied with the Council's response to the original
Freedom of Information request, the Council undertook an internal review
of the response provided. The internal review response advised that the
Council does not hold the information you requested.

If you are still dissatisfied with the internal review response, you have
the right to appeal by contacting the Information Commissioner's Office at
the below address.

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113. URL: [3]www.ico.org.uk. 

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is registered with the
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the provisions of the Data
Protection Act 2018. The Council takes its responsibilities under the Act
very seriously. 

To find out more on how we handle your information, please click on the
following link: [4]https://www.bradford.gov.uk/privacy-notice

Regards

Amanda Lyth

Senior Information Governance Officer

Finance, IT & Procurement Service

Telephone Number: 01274 434506

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Department of Corporate Resources

City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY

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Dear Mr Hussain,

Following the Information Commissioners recent investigation, the Councils
response is set out below in relation to your request for information
under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act asking to supply the following
information:

“Can you kindly supply me with the latest version the Telephone Directory
for Elected Members include the date of the latest version”

Following a deep dive search, the document in question has now been
located, please find a copy of the latest version 9 - 2023 attached for
your perusal.  Please note that the

redacted data is considered exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) and
(3A) of the FOI Act as I am withholding the redacted information as it
contains wholly personal information relating to persons other than
yourself, the applicant.

Section 40(2) and (3A) of the FOI Act provides an absolute exemption where
disclosure of information would lead to a breach of the principles laid
down by the Data Protection Act 2018.  I consider the disclosure of the
unredacted information would constitute unfair processing in contravention
of the first data protection principle because those individuals whose
personal data has been withheld would not have had any reasonable
expectation that it would be disclosed in these circumstances. 

Therefore, this response acts as a refusal notice under Section 17(1) of
the Freedom of Information Act in accordance with Section 40(2) and (3A)
of the Act and this has been communicated to the ICO accordingly.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, if you are not
satisfied with the reply to your request you can ask for an internal
review.  A request for an internal review must be submitted within 40
working days in writing to the Corporate Information Governance Team, City
of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, City Hall, Centenary Square,
Bradford, BD1 1HY or by emailing [Bradford City Council request email].

If you are still not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review you
have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be
contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113 URL:
[1]www.ico.org.uk.  

Kind regards

Nij Basi

Information Governance Manager

Finance, IT & Procurement Service

Tel: 01274 434506

City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Department of Corporate Resources

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