Information Governance Team ● The Parkhouse Building ● Kingmoor Business Park ● Carlisle ● Cumbria ● CA6 4SJ
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PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL Anthony .
21 April 2022
Dear Anthony .
Freedom of Information Act 2000, Reference: FOI-12079-2022 The council has completed its search relating to your request about Up to date email and phone number
list received on Tue, 22 Feb 2022.
Request I have been tasked with updating our records within Children & Families social work teams for Cumbria
County Council.
2) Can you please supply me with an up to date email and phone number list of social work teams comprising
of Service Managers, Commissioning Managers, Safeguarding Managers, YOT Managers, LAC Managers
and Social Workers within al geographical areas of Cumbria County Council.
I have tried to find this information on your website but have been unsuccessful.
Response The council does hold the information requested, however this information is withheld under Section 38(1)(b).
Under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, public authorities are able to withhold
personal information, if its disclosure would or would be likely to, endanger the physical or mental health of
any individual or endanger the safety of any individual. Public authorities must go on to apply the public
interest test set out in regulation 38(1)(b). A public authority can only withhold information if the public interest
in maintaining the exception outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
The Public Interest Test found that the disclosure of this information would facilitate the accountability and
transparency of the public authority, however disclosure of this information, due to a current active social
media campaign, which is targeting and impacting the wel being of Cumbria County Staff, could endanger the
safety of our staff. Therefore, as an employer and our obligation to protect staff from risk of any harm, the
decision to withhold the information at present outweighs the reasoning to provide the requested information.
If you have any issues relating to this letter you should attempt to resolve them, in the first instance, with the
council, by requesting an Internal Review. If you would like to request a Review please contact the
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Information Governance Team using the details at the top of this letter.
Further information can be found on the council’s website: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/council-
democracy/accesstoinformation/internalreviewscomplaints.asp
Yours sincerely
Information Governance Team
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