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John Slater
Joined WhatDoTheyKnow in 2011
I make FOIA requests to get info disclosed that everyone should be able to see:
“Secrecy, on the other hand, begets arbitrariness and misgovernment. In the words of Lord Jenkins, it is wrong to deprive the electorate of information about the processes of government ‘for where they are bad they remain bad and get worse in the dark’.
(HL Deb vol 483, col 175, 17 December 1986).”
I try to help if I can but please remember that I am not a lawyer or a professional welfare rights advisor.
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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 232)
Universal Credit Programme Board Papers Deposited 18 October 2022
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Slater,
Following correspondence with the ICO we have revised our position.
Please see attached revised response and related inform...
Redacted UC Programme Board Papers - Nov, Dec 2019 and Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 2020
Partially successful.
ICO has issued a DN (ref IC-186305-M7N7) stating that all info, apart from that covered by S.31, must be disclosed. I'm happy with the DN. Now waiting...
PIP Contract Meetings - Minutes & Change Requests 2019-20
Partially successful.
Unfortunately the appeal by the DWP was allowed by the First-Tier Tribunal.
I have a number of serious concerns about the decision by the First-Tier...
ESA - WCA by Telephone or Video - Evaluation Report
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Successful.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 8th
April. In compliance with the directions set out in the Dec...
5 years after I submitted my request to the DWP I took the decision to withdraw my appeal.
This is because it is likely to drag on for the rest of 2...
Governance - Agreement relating to health and disability assessments with Maximus UK Service Ltd
Refused.
Complaint was submitted to the ICO on 16 Jan 2023
UC Programme System - "Technical Debt" Plan & Measures/Metrics
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Information not held.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 28th
November.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
DWP C...
IPA Report “DWP Universal Credit Operational Plan 2019-20 Review March 2019
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Successful.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 19th
October.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team...
Witheld Reports (Letter to Sir Stephen Timms) - Exemption Submission
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Information not held.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 17th
September.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
DWP...
This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has
been received by the DWP FOI mailbox.
If your email is a valid Freedom of...
Universal Credit Programme - BSIMM & IPA Reports
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Partially successful.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 17th
June.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
DWP Centr...
Action Plan with the DWP
Follow up sent to Equality and Human Rights Commission by John Slater on .
Partially successful.
Dear Information Governance team,
Thank you, that was a very helpful response.
Yours sincerely,
John Slater
The Commissioner and the DWP have agreed that I do not have to submit and internal review request. The Commissioner will proceed with my complaint and...
DWP SMS Text Messaging Policy/Guidance
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Successful.
This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has
been received by the DWP FOI mailbox.
If your email is a valid Freedom of...
final report of the NatCen research project entitled The Uses of Health and Disability Benefits
Refused.
People following this might be interested in the following letter sent to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by Stephen Timms:
https://comm...
Universal Credit - Current Versions of Risks, Issues, Dependencies & Assumptions Logs
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Successful.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 31st
January 2020.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
U...
New Case Management System - Type of Management Information Used
Response by Information Commissioner's Office to John Slater on .
Partially successful.
22 July 2021
Our reference: IC-116319-L2Q1
Dear John Slater,
Further to our acknowledgement of 7 July we can now response to your
request for inf...
RTI system - Incidents reported for 2020
Follow up sent to HM Revenue and Customs by John Slater on .
Partially successful.
Dear FOI Central Team,
Thank you for your response to my IRR. It is very helpful and explains the situation clearly.
Yours sincerely,
John Slate...
ICO notified me today that once again the DWP has appealed a decision notice that doesn't agree with its use of section 22. Appeal case reference is E...
Current redacted versions of the 3 PIP contracts
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Successful.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 20th
January.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
DWP Ce...
I submitted a complaint to the ICO about the DWP reliance on Section 31(1)(a) on 03/02/2021.
ESA50 Form Declaration Section
Successful.
DWP has published a new UC50 form
New 2021 UC50 Work Capability Assessment form, that lets you easily stop the DWP telling your GP to stop issuing ‘F...
PIP Contract Meetings - Minutes & Change Requests
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Partially successful.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 7th August.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
[FOI #587...
Engie contract & tender documents (Document and Data Management Services)
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Successful.
This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has
been accepted by the DWP FOI mailbox.
If your email is a Freedom of Inform...
Universal Credit - Change management process (IT changes).
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to John Slater on .
Refused.
Dear John Slater,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 3rd
August.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
DWP Cent...
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Redacted UC Programme Board Papers - Nov, Dec 2019 and Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 2020
Partially successful.
ICO has issued a DN (ref IC-186305-M7N7) stating that all info, apart from that covered by S.31, must be disclosed. I'm happy with the DN. Now waiting...
PIP Contract Meetings - Minutes & Change Requests 2019-20
Partially successful.
Unfortunately the appeal by the DWP was allowed by the First-Tier Tribunal.
I have a number of serious concerns about the decision by the First-Tier...
Universal Credit Programme Board Papers Deposited 18 October 2022
Partially successful.
Nice to see DWP see sense about S.43 redactions.
However, my complaint to ICO remains for S.42.
5 years after I submitted my request to the DWP I took the decision to withdraw my appeal.
This is because it is likely to drag on for the rest of 2...
The ICO issued a decision notice in this case (ref IC-112540-L3N3) yesterday. The DN orders that the DWP disclose the vast majority of the requested in...
Governance - Agreement relating to health and disability assessments with Maximus UK Service Ltd
Refused.
Complaint was submitted to the ICO on 16 Jan 2023
UC Programme Board Papers
Refused.
ICO issued DN today IC-145903-X8D9. DWP has been ordered to disclose virtually all the information. Only info related to fraud and some names allowed t...
PIP Contract Meetings - Minutes & Change Requests 2019-20
Partially successful.
Unsurprisingly the DWP has appealed the Commissioner's Decision Notice. Yet more delay and public funds being spent.
PIP Contract Meetings - Minutes & Change Requests 2019-20
Partially successful.
On 04 August 2022 the ICO issued a DN ordering that the majority of the redacted information be disclosed. It's now up to the DWP to decide whether to...
Hi,
I suspect you won't get any more out of the DWP than its already said. Quiet a few people have raised this issue on WDTK & ended up in the same fr...
UC build Prioritisation Board
Refused.
Never though the day would come where the DWP would use the Programme Board Minutes like this.
In addition to the UC Programme Board there is an Exe...
The Commissioner and the DWP have agreed that I do not have to submit and internal review request. The Commissioner will proceed with my complaint and...
UC Programme Board Papers
Refused.
The Commissioner has expedited this case and is currently investigating my complaint. As Commissioner has issued 2 prior DNs against DWP's use of Secti...
The ICO is going to write to the DWP about its continued use of Section 10(3) to delay this request for information.
PIP Contract Meetings - Minutes & Change Requests 2019-20
Partially successful.
After the involvement of the ICO the DWP suddenly decided to disclose some information. It has been heavily redacted but it is a start. I sent my submi...
UC Programme Board Papers
Refused.
I submitted a complaint to the ICO about this RFI on 19 January 2022.
Complaint about the DWP handling of this request was sent to the ICO on 07 January 2022.
final report of the NatCen research project entitled The Uses of Health and Disability Benefits
Refused.
People following this might be interested in the following letter sent to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by Stephen Timms:
https://comm...
final report of the NatCen research project entitled The Uses of Health and Disability Benefits
Refused.
The ICO notified me today that it has agreed to my request to expedite my complaint. This means that a case officer will be assigned no later than 30 J...
final report of the NatCen research project entitled The Uses of Health and Disability Benefits
Refused.
Complaint submitted to the ICO on 05/12/2021 to challenge the refusal to disclosure by the DWP.
Given the importance of this case I have asked the IC...
UC Programme Board Papers
Refused.
Complaint submitted to ICO as the DWP has failed to provide its response within 20 working days
I suspected that the DWP hadn't disclosed all the information held in the files I requested so I complained to the ICO. The DWP told the ICO that it in...
ICO notified me today that once again the DWP has appealed a decision notice that doesn't agree with its use of section 22. Appeal case reference is E...
The Commissioner issued her decision notice (IC-46647-Y7R2) stating that the DWP cannot rely on sections 22, 35 & 36 to refuse disclosure.
Now waitin...
I submitted a complaint to the ICO about the DWP reliance on Section 31(1)(a) on 03/02/2021.