Dear Sir/madam

I acknowledge receipt of your request which is receiving attention.

I shall contact you again when I am in a position to respond more fully to
your request.

Yours sincerely

Angelene Kirkpatrick

For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre

Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Working from home

Please contact via email

From: Francis Connor <[FOI #1241338 email]>
Sent: 17 February 2025 22:50
To: FOI Request <[North Lanarkshire Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Your Chief Executive Mr D
Murray, Code of Conduct

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Dear North Lanarkshire Council,

At the last meeting of North Lanarkshire Council, your current Chief Executive Mr Desmond Murray, at 1 Hour and 4 minutes into the above meeting on 19 December 2024, makes reference to his Code of Conduct.

Can your Local Authority,  provide a copy of his Code of Conduct?

Can you state who designed and drew up his Code of Conduct, and in what year it came into existence?

Yours faithfully,

Francis Connor

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Dear Sir/Madam

Request for Information

I refer to your email dated 17 February 2025 seeking a copy of the Chief
Executive’s Code of Conduct.

Having investigated, please find attached the Chief Officer Code of
Conduct.

The attached document is the current code.  There are previous versions,
and these are available from the MARS (minutes, agendas and reports)
system which can be accessed on the Council’s website.  Accordingly, I
must advise that this information is already in the public domain and
Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 provides an
absolute exemption for information which is already accessible.

To be of assistance the direct link to MARS (which is searchable by
keyword) is set out below along with the direct link to a version from
2017.

[1]Minutes, agendas and reports | North Lanarkshire Council

[2]Document.ashx

I can advise that North Lanarkshire Council, having regard to the
provisions of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002, has established a procedure whereby any person who has requested
information and is in any way dissatisfied with the decision on that
request, can within forty working days require a review of that decision
by writing to the Chief Officer (Legal and Democratic), Civic Centre,
Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB.  Accordingly, if you are
dissatisfied with this decision and seek such review please write to the
Chief Officer (Legal and Democratic). 

I would advise, also, that in terms of Section 47 of the Act a person who
is dissatisfied with a notice given by the local authority under Section
21 of the Act - ie. a notice following a review of a decision by a local
authority, or by the failure of a local authority to give such a notice -
may make application to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a
decision as to whether, in any respect specified in that application, the
request for information to which the requirement relates has been dealt
with in accordance with the Act.  Such an application must be made within
six months of the review decision and be in writing or in another form
which, by reason of it having some permanency is capable of being used for
subsequent reference. The application must state the name of the applicant
and provide an address for correspondence. The application must also
specify the request for information to which the requirement for review
relates, the matter which gave rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction
with the original decision of the local authority and the matter which
gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction with the decision on review
by the local authority or the failure of the local authority to issue such
a decision.  The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted as
follows:- 

Scottish Information Commissioner 

Kinburn Castle 

Doubledykes Road 

St. Andrews 

KY16 9DS 

email: [3][email address] 

Appeals to the Scottish Information Commissioner can also be made online
via the following link: - 

[4]www.foi.scot/appeal 

I hope this information is sufficient for your purpose.  If, however, you
require further information – or I can assist in any other way – please
let me know. 

Yours sincerely

Jacqueline Keachie

For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

North Lanarkshire Council

Contact by email

From: Angelene Kirkpatrick
Sent: 18 February 2025 08:30
To: Francis Connor <[5][FOI #1241338 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Your Chief Executive Mr D
Murray, Code of Conduct

Dear Sir/madam

I acknowledge receipt of your request which is receiving attention.

I shall contact you again when I am in a position to respond more fully to
your request.

Yours sincerely

Angelene Kirkpatrick

For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre

Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Working from home

Please contact via email

From: Francis Connor <[6][FOI #1241338 email]>
Sent: 17 February 2025 22:50
To: FOI Request <[7][North Lanarkshire Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Your Chief Executive Mr D
Murray, Code of Conduct

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Dear North Lanarkshire Council,

At the last meeting of North Lanarkshire Council, your current Chief Executive Mr Desmond Murray, at 1 Hour and 4 minutes into the above meeting on 19 December 2024, makes reference to his Code of Conduct.

Can your Local Authority,  provide a copy of his Code of Conduct?

Can you state who designed and drew up his Code of Conduct, and in what year it came into existence?

Yours faithfully,

Francis Connor

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Dear Mr Connor

I acknowledge receipt of your email of 14 March 2025 requesting a FOI
Review.

You will be contacted again when the Council is in a position to respond
more fully to your request for Review.

Yours sincerely

Angelene Kirkpatrick

For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre

Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Working from home

Please contact via email

From: Francis Connor <[FOI #1241338 email]>
Sent: 14 March 2025 17:02
To: FOI Request <[North Lanarkshire Council request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Your Chief
Executive Mr D Murray, Code of Conduct

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Dear North Lanarkshire Council,

I have not received an answer in respect to the my FOISA, into who "Can you state who designed and drew up his Code of Conduct" ?

Yours faithfully,

Francis Connor

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Dear Mr Connor,

Please find attached your response to your request for an FOI review.

Kind regards,

Gemma Graham

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