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Ganesh Sittampalam

Joined WhatDoTheyKnow in 2008

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I make a range of requests, mainly aimed at getting the raw material behind aspects of current affairs that interest me.

I'm also keen on holding public authorities to account when they persistently or wilfully breach the FOI Act.

I'm also a WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer, helping to run the site. Anything I do in this capacity will be explicitly marked as such; the rest of the time I don't represent anyone but myself.

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 187)

Rail Ombudsman agreements
Response by London North Eastern Railway Limited to Ganesh Sittampalam on 3 February 2021.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Sittampalam Please see attached, apologies for the delay. As a brief overview, these are the guides for how to interact with the Rail Ombudsm...
Op Close Pass health and safety assessment
Request to West Mercia Police by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by Ruaridh Browne on 8 November 2020.

Information not held.

I agree that it is not worth pursuing further. There are a few points I would note: 1. This makes WMP look bad. I suspect the officer responsible h...
Ouse Valley Way obstruction 340686
Response by Cambridgeshire County Council to Ganesh Sittampalam on 26 October 2020.

Successful.

Dear Ganesh Sittampalam   Freedom of Information Act request response – Ref 1414918.   Cambridgeshire County Council has now considered your re...
Twitter process and tweets about pavement cycling
Response by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service to Ganesh Sittampalam on 30 September 2020.

Successful.

Dear Ganesh, Please find attached the final response to your Freedom of Information request. If I can be of any further assistance please do not hesit...
steps taken to facilitate complaints under DPA2018 s165(1) and (2)
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by J Roberts on 25 July 2020.

Partially successful.

The efficacy of section 166(2) is questioned in Scranage v Information Commissioner [2020] UKUT 196 (AAC): '34. There is a wider jurisdictional issu...
Rail Ombudsman agreements with RDG
Request to London North Eastern Railway Limited by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by G Kanter-Webber on 23 July 2020.

Refused.

LNER appear confused about whether they’re relying on the ‘commercial sensitivity’ exemption (s43) or the ‘confidentiality’ exemption (s41). The latter...
Rail Ombudsman agreements
Response by London North Eastern Railway Limited to Ganesh Sittampalam on 28 February 2020.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Sittampalam, Having looked at the What Do They Know website I can see my original response was not received, apologies I am not sure why this...
Avanti West Coast franchise agreement
Response by Department for Transport to Ganesh Sittampalam on 11 February 2020.

Refused.

Dear Mr Sittampalam, Please find attached our response to your request of 24 January for an internal review. Kind regards, Jack Gibson | Deputy Dat...
Safety alert NIR 3350/224
Response by Network Rail Limited to Ganesh Sittampalam on 8 October 2019.

Successful.

Reference number: FOI2019/00891   Dear Mr Sittampalam   Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.   If you...
Green funding cold calls
Response by Norfolk County Council to Ganesh Sittampalam on 8 October 2019.

Partially successful.

Dear Ganesh Sittampalam   Freedom of Information Request ENQ-363904-J1C2J5   I refer to your request for information dated 13 September 2019.   Y...
Food Hygiene reports - Hot and Tasty St Neots
Response by Huntingdonshire District Council to Ganesh Sittampalam on 12 June 2019.

Successful.

Dear Ganesh Sittampalam, Re: Request for Information (RFI: 5202)  (HDC) Food Hygiene Rating Please could I have a c... Please could I have a copy...
Logic for pedestrian crossing outside St Neots station
Response by Cambridgeshire County Council to Ganesh Sittampalam on 18 January 2019.

Successful.

Dear Ganesh   Re: Freedom of Information Request ref: FOI_974771   We have considered your request under the terms of the Freedom of Informati...
Records for trains 1P54 and 9J54 on 19th July
Follow up sent to Network Rail Limited by Ganesh Sittampalam on 23 August 2018.

Successful.

Many thanks for your helpful and comprehensive reply. Yours sincerely, Ganesh Sittampalam
Guidance for handling DPA-related complaints
Follow up sent to Financial Ombudsman Service Limited by Ganesh Sittampalam on 5 July 2018.

Successful.

Thanks very much - that's exactly the kind of information I was looking for. Yours sincerely, Ganesh Sittampalam
Delay Repay / GTR
Response by Department for Transport to Ganesh Sittampalam on 20 June 2018.

Refused.

Dear Ganesh Sittampalam   Please find attached a response to your Freedom of Information Act request, reference number F0016082.   Yours since...
Open Banking progress
Response by Competition and Markets Authority to Ganesh Sittampalam on 21 May 2018.

Refused.

Dear Mr Sittampalam   Please find attached a response to your Freedom of Information Request, which I hope you find helpful.   George Brenton...
Open Banking rollout
Response by National Savings and Investments to Ganesh Sittampalam on 11 April 2018.

Partially successful.

Our Ref: 2018.03.07   Date: 11 April 2018     Dear Mr Sittampalam   Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)   Thank...
Source code for PAYE Tax calculator
Response by HM Revenue and Customs to Ganesh Sittampalam on 12 February 2018.

Refused.

Dear Ganesh Sittampalam, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 15th January. Yours sincerely, HMRC Freedom of Infor...
Records for train service
Response by Network Rail Limited to Ganesh Sittampalam on 30 August 2017.

Waiting clarification.

Dear Ganesh   I have attached a letter in response to your FOIA request FOI201700914. As the letter explains, I would welcome the opportunity to d...
past FOI responses
Request to University of Southampton by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 1 August 2017.

Successful.

The password for the PDF is 'request-415666-7df47314@whatdotheyknow.com' (the request is now blocked from receiving further emails).
RingGo pay by phone service
Response by Peterborough City Council to Ganesh Sittampalam on 24 July 2017.

Partially successful.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST  CRN1707264700        Dear Sir / Madam,   Your request for information, with reference number CRN1707264700 has...
Numbers of complaints
Response by Judicial Conduct Investigations Office to Ganesh Sittampalam on 26 September 2016.

Refused.

Dear Ganesh Sittampalam, Please find attached response to your internal review application. Yours sincerely Eileen Mannion Senior Caseworker JCIO T...
Govia Thameslink franchise documents
Response by Department for Transport to Ganesh Sittampalam on 24 August 2016.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Sittampalam,   Please find attached reply to your Freedom of Information request.        [1][IMG]          Mr Jeaur Rahman  Corres...
GTR monthly performance reports
Response by Department for Transport to Ganesh Sittampalam on 23 August 2016.

Refused.

Dear Mr Sittampalam,   Please find attached reply to your Freedom of Information request.     [1][IMG]          Mr Jeaur Rahman  Corresponde...
Stonehaven action plan
Response by Aberdeenshire Council to Ganesh Sittampalam on 16 June 2016.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Sittampalam   I refer to the Scottish Information Commissioner's Decision Notice 113/2016. The attached information complies with that Dec...
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This person's 778 annotations

Op Close Pass health and safety assessment
Request to West Mercia Police by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 7 November 2020.

Information not held.

I guess escalating this to the ICO is pointless, as it's unlikely the FOI officer is actually lying about what they hold. The question is what led to t...
Op Close Pass health and safety assessment
Request to West Mercia Police by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 3 October 2020.

Information not held.

Seems the tweet has now been deleted. I'm glad I copied the text into the request.
Software code used for the COVID-19 simulation models
Request to Imperial College London by Julian Todd. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 28 April 2020.

Long overdue.

Looks like it's just been published here: https://github.com/mrc-ide/covid-sim
NHS England Midlands and East Regional Board
Request to NHS England by Richard Taylor. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 12 May 2018.

Long overdue.

I wonder if they're actually doing anything about this, apart from sending out emails every 2 weeks!
Interview marking criteria
Request to University of Southampton by Caitlin Bingham. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 1 August 2017.

Successful.

A copy of the response to this request is at https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/415666/response/1014874/attach/2/R12802.pdf , password 'request-415...
Matriculation Rate for past four academic years
Request to University of Southampton by C. Wyatt. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 1 August 2017.

Partially successful.

A copy of the response to this request is at https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/415666/response/1014874/attach/2/R12802.pdf , password 'request-415...
Placement exposure to specialities in Medicine
Request to University of Southampton by Ms Alexander. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 1 August 2017.

Awaiting classification.

A copy of the response to this request is at https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/415666/response/1014874/attach/2/R12802.pdf , password 'request-415...
Medical School Learning Outcomes
Request to University of Southampton by Ben Evans. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 1 August 2017.

Successful.

A copy of the response to this request is at https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/415666/response/1014874/attach/2/R12802.pdf , password 'request-415...
Vice-Chancellor's correspondences regarding International Law and the State of Israel conference.
Request to University of Southampton by Peter Robertson. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 1 August 2017.

Refused.

A copy of the response to this request is at https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/415666/response/1014874/attach/2/R12802.pdf , password 'request-415...
past FOI responses
Request to University of Southampton by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 1 August 2017.

Successful.

The password for the PDF is 'request-415666-7df47314@whatdotheyknow.com' (the request is now blocked from receiving further emails).
Want full disclosure of Govia Thameslink remedial plan document without censorship
Request to Department for Transport by Paul Barker. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 8 July 2016.

Refused.

Will you be appealing to the ICO?
Stonehaven action plan
Request to Aberdeenshire Council by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 12 June 2016.

Partially successful.

SICO decision: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/uploadedFiles/Decision113-2016.pdf
Stonehaven action plan
Request to Aberdeenshire Council by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 15 May 2016.

Partially successful.

The Scottish ICO has ordered disclosure of significant parts of the withheld information, that seems to go beyond what I asked for in my internal revie...
Registration of Overseas Voters
Request to Bath and North East Somerset Council by P. John. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 14 April 2016.

Successful.

The hidden email address for complaining about problems with registration is elections at bathnes.gov.uk Ganesh - WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer
OPIs issued since Aug 2012
Request to Home Office by Robert Simpson. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 11 April 2016.

Refused.

The Information Tribunal has previously found that an authority can't automatically claim s12 late: http://www.informationtribunal.gov.uk/DBFiles/Dec...
Community Empowerment Fund - Meetings
Request to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council by Jake Kirkman. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 3 April 2016.

Partially successful.

The ICO's guidance on receipt of requests is here: https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1165/time-for-compliance-foia-guidance.pdf...
List of .ac.uk domain names
Request to The JNT Association by John Cross. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 14 November 2015.

Successful.

This request was used as source material for this blog post about LOC records for ac.uk domains: http://fanf.livejournal.com/138986.html
ICT Information
Request to Scottish Enterprise by Carol Smith. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 29 October 2015.

Successful.

The authority's response was sent from an unmonitored email account, so the attempt to reply to that address failed. When writing a reply, select th...
QE Facilities
Request to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust by Anne Cashman. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 6 October 2015.

Partially successful.

Having considered the Trust's representations, we have decided to unhide the mistaken release above (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/qe_faciliti...
Procurement details
Request to Cornwall Council by phil spring. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 7 September 2015.

Information not held.

Our mail logs show that the clarification email of 3rd June was accepted by the council's email servers at the time it was sent. It was sent to the add...
Please advise
Request to Derbyshire Districts Purchasing Consortium by Andrew Gatland. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 6 September 2015.

Withdrawn by the requester.

I've marked this as withdrawn as it's well over a year old and we can't find any alternate contacts for the authority or (like the requester) any evide...
Response to public admission of failure by Inner London Coroner
Request to Ministry of Justice by John Davidson. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 5 September 2015.

Partially successful.

This request was sent by WDTK to the email address advertised on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice (data.access at justic...
Procedures for handling FOI requests made via WhatDoTheyKnow.com
Request to University of Southampton by Ganesh Sittampalam. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 3 September 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

With my WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer hat on, I've checked the mail logs and this request was successfully delivered to the Southampton University mail serv...
Living Wage
Request to Bromsgrove District Council by Tom King. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 2 September 2015.

Long overdue.

The link the council provided doesn't work.
Letter to developers drafted on 19 Oct 2010
Request to Newport Parish Council, Essex by Joanna Parry. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 2 September 2015.

Long overdue.

I've marked this as "still waiting for a response" as the Council neither sends the document nor says where it could be found at the time of their resp...
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