caebrwyn
Joined WhatDoTheyKnow in 2009
I am using Freedom of Information to encourage greater transparency and accountability of Welsh Local Authorities, particularly my own, which is Carmarthenshire County Council. I write a blog called http://www.carmarthenplanning.blogspot.com and am on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/caebrwyn
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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 63)
Dear Mrs. Thompson
I refer to your request for information, which was received on 24^th
January, 2019 and has been dealt with under the Freedom...
Wellness Village - Collaboration Agreement
Response by Carmarthenshire Council to caebrwyn on .
Successful.
Dear Mrs Thompson,
Further to your email below, please find attached a full copy of the
agreement you requested.
We sincerely apologise for the a...
Senior Officers - Hospitality, business and property interests and expenses
Response by Carmarthenshire Council to caebrwyn on .
Successful.
Further to my email of the 5^th February, it has come to my attention that
owing to an oversight on the part of the person maintaining the register
o...
Dear Mrs Thompson,
I refer to your request for information, which was received on 13^th
December, 2018 and has been dealt with under the Freedom...
Dear Mrs Thompson,
Please find enclosed the Council's response to your request for an
internal review in this matter.
Yours sincerely
Robert Edge...
Dear Mrs Thompson,
Apologies for the delay in acknowledging both these review requests. I
confirm that both are in hand .
Yours sincerely...
Dear Mrs. Thompson
I refer to your request for information, which was received on 22^nd
October, 2018 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of I...
Investigation costs
Response by Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to caebrwyn on .
Partially successful.
Dear Ms Thompson
Thank you for your email. Please find the attached Internal Review,
carried out by the Director of Policy, Legal & Governance....
Costs - Chief executive's complaint against Sian Caiach
Response by Carmarthenshire Council to caebrwyn on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mrs Thompson,
I refer to your request for information, which was received on 20^th
August, 2018 and has been dealt with under the Freedom o...
Dear Mrs Thompson,
I refer to your email of 2nd March, 2018 following our response to your
request on the same date. Please accept my apologies for...
Dear Mrs. Thompson,
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 21^st
March, 2018 and has been dealt with under the Freedo...
Dear Mrs Thompson,
Please find enclosed the Council’s response to your request for an
internal review in this case
Yours sincerely
Rober...
Senior Officers - Business and property interests
Information not held.
The outcome of the internal review was sent via email on the 21st November, I have blogged about it here; http://carmarthenplanning.blogspot.co.uk/2017...
Dear Mrs Thompson
I refer to your request for information which was received on the 21^st
August, 2017 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of...
Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2017
Response by Carmarthenshire Council to caebrwyn on .
Successful.
Dear Mrs Thompson,
I refer to your request for information, which was received on 21^st
August, 2017 and has been dealt with under the Freedom o...
Roles held by council chief executive within Welsh Government
Response by Welsh Government to caebrwyn on .
Partially successful.
Dear Ms Thompson
Further to your email dated 28^th July 2017, please find attached a final
response letter in respect of your request for an inter...
Wellness and Life Science Village, Delta Lakes, Llanelli
Response by Welsh Government to caebrwyn on .
Partially successful.
Gweler ateb i’ch cais am wybodaeth. Cyfeiriwch unrhyw atebion at: [email address].
Please find attached a reply to your recent request for information...
Wellness Village, Delta Lakes, Llanelli
Response by Carmarthenshire Council to caebrwyn on .
Partially successful.
I write further to my email of the 27^th July and confirm that I am now in
a position to respond substantively to your request for an internal review...
Dear Ms Thompson
Further to my email of 29 September 2016, I am now in a position to
respond to your request for information of 28 September 201...
Appointment of Head of Administration and Law
Response by Carmarthenshire Council to caebrwyn on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mrs Thompson,
I refer to your request for information regarding the appointment of Head of Administration and Law.
The specific information you...
Senior officers' register of interests, gifts and hospitality
Partially successful.
Is there some reason why the gifts cannot be detailed, then listed as being given "to an individual associated with"?
It is vital to democratic acco...
External legal costs and advice
Successful.
Well done! I take it you are happy with the response. Sometimes it pays to be persistent and stick to your guns.
I have now taken this further and made a complaint to the Information Commissioner.
Dear Mrs Thompson,
I refer to your request for information and your further email of 17th April, below.
In response, I can confirm that the County Co...
Expenses concerning sale of car park
Response by Carmarthenshire Council to caebrwyn on .
Successful.
Dear Madam,
Please find enclosed the Council’s response to your request for an
internal review in this matter.
Yours Faithfully
Robert Edg...
This person's 22 annotations
Investigation costs
Partially successful.
Just note that this response is not delayed as the status suggests, I have asked for an internal review and am waiting for the response.
External legal costs
Successful.
Just to clarify, this response is now a couple of weeks late. It is not a new request as the 'status' indicates but another prompt to the council for a...
City Deal - Draft Agreement
Refused.
As above, the current status of this request is not 'delayed', I am awaiting the outcome of an internal review which should be issued by the end of Jan...
Senior Officers - Business and property interests
Information not held.
The outcome of the internal review was sent via email on the 21st November, I have blogged about it here; http://carmarthenplanning.blogspot.co.uk/2017...
Senior Officers - Business and property interests
Information not held.
The outcome of the internal review was sent via email on the 21st November, I have blogged about it here; http://carmarthenplanning.blogspot.co.uk/2017...
External legal costs and advice
Successful.
Thank you Jennifer, after this lengthy wait, and purely by coincidence I'm sure, I had an email update this afternoon from Mr Tillman apologising for t...
I have now taken this further and made a complaint to the Information Commissioner.
Business Management Group minutes
Successful.
As I have said, I am not waiting for an internal review, I am waiting for the response to my original request.
There is no option to explain this on t...
A few weeks ago I referred this latest refusal back to the ICO. I await their decision.
Business Management Group minutes
Successful.
just a reminder that this is not an internal review. I am waiting for a response to the original request. There was not an appropriate option on the WD...
Business Management Group minutes
Successful.
I am still waiting for a response to my original request as an internal review was refused, because the council have not responded yet (to the request)...
The Information Commissioner has upheld my complaint. Carmarthenshire Council has 35 days to reissue the response
For information; I reported this refusal to the Information Commissioner on 21st August 2012. I am still waiting for a decision.
There appears to be a problem with the council's email system and requests from this site are being bounced back.
I have sent my request for an inter...
There appears to be a problem with the council's email system and requests from this site are being bounced back.
I have sent my request for an inter...
I have asked for the same information but narrowed it to relate to a particular project. Although this has been treated as a new request, it remains in...
Details of Officers Expenses
Refused.
I have now reported Carmarthenshire Council's refusal under cost grounds, and the lateness of the response, to the Information Commissioner.
Shared IT services with Dyfed Powys Police
Partially successful.
I guess that's all I'm going to get, as it is not exactly a 'refusal' I have to assume their position is correct - any sensible suggestions or advice w...
I have now emailed Democratic Services and asked for photocopies of the requested information which I will then collect from County Hall. Will post the...
As I have recieved some information this is not an outright refusal. However, the response to the Review was a refusal as the initial request was still...
I have now sent a complaint to the ICO. The response did not fully answer my request and it was also nearly a month late. If you wish to follow this co...
External Legal Costs
Partially successful.
"In response to your fourth question, I can confirm that as regards the
Council's Constitution, we have not engaged the services of external
lawyers...