Lee Jefferson
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This person's 264 Freedom of Information requests
Proof of payment exemption due to Income Based ESA
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Lee Jefferson on .
Delayed.
This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has been accepted by the DWP FoI mailbox.
By the next working day your request wi...
FS50557638 (claimants who have died soon after being declared fit to work)
Follow up sent to Department for Work and Pensions by Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Thanks very much for supplying the information requested and for the clarification.
It is also a fact that Coroner Michael Oakley said the DWP bene...
Bedridden fitness for work status
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Lee Jefferson on .
Partially successful.
Dear Lee Jefferson,
Please see the attached file regarding your FOI request.
Thank you,
Statistical Services Freedom of Information Team...
Council building closures since 2010
Response by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council to Lee Jefferson on .
Partially successful.
Thank you Mr Jefferson, your comments are noted
Barbara Mulvihill
Project Manager – Information Management
Tel: 0161 770 1311
The information provided by the DWP above is inaccurate. Please do not ask for an ESA125 unless you require historical proof. We're trying to obtain...
Contacting claimants over a year before assessment due date
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Lee Jefferson on .
Partially successful.
This is an automated confirmation that your request for information has been accepted by the DWP FoI mailbox.
By the next working day your request wi...
Unsafe assessment questions
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Lee Jefferson on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Jefferson,
Please see our response to your recent Freedom of Information request.
Yours sincerely
DWP Health Services Correspondenc...
Good practice guidance
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Dear L Jefferson,
Please see our response to your recent Freedom of Information request.
Yours sincerely
DWP Health Services Correspondence...
Council building closures since 2010
Follow up sent to Hampshire County Council by Lee Jefferson on .
Long overdue.
We're pleased to read you intend to comply with the Information Commissioner's ruling. We have an update concerning this matter.
ICO Ref. FS50665...
Council building closures since 2010
Follow up sent to Tower Hamlets Borough Council by Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Thank you for providing the information. We deeply appreciate it. The length of time taken to provide it is not an issue from our perspective.
Y...
Changes to guidance for regulations 29 and 35
Successful.
This information is also widely available for confirmation via google searches. We have previously mentioned the coroners who have come out and blame...
Dear Mr Jefferson,
Freedom of Information request F17-128
Thank you for your request for information as copied below. You asked for
in...
Memo of understanding
Information not held.
Relevant communications:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/your-council/council-tax-and-finance/council-tax/council-tax-201718/freedom-of-information-foi-re...
Memo of understanding
Response by Department for Communities and Local Government to Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Our reference: 3252560 Information request
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Meeting CRPD standards
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Mr Jefferson
Please see copy of your FoI request attached
DWP Central Freedom of Information A
Annex Team
e-mail: [DWP request e...
Attempt to gain a special settlement for SCC
Follow up sent to Surrey County Council by Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Thanks very much for for very swift response which provides the information I seek. Much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Lee Jefferson
Journalis...
Consultation banning claimants from presenting evidence at tribunals
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.
Yours sincerely
DWP Central Freedom of Information T...
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Response by Food Standards Agency to Lee Jefferson on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Jefferson
In reply to your email of 03 February 2017 I comment as follows;
In conducting an internal review I examined the approach...
Government e-petition system
Response by Information Commissioner’s Office to Lee Jefferson on .
Information not held.
Thank you for contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office. We confirm
that we have received your correspondence.
If you have made a request...
Means-checking claimants
Successful.
DWP provided an email address within their reply from which a document can be provided for them to read as part of the FoIA.
Council building closures since 2010
Follow up sent to Somerset County Council by Lee Jefferson on .
Partially successful.
Dear Somerset County Council / Lucy Wilkins
We have advised the Information Commissioner in light of your previous communication we are satisfied tha...
Breaches of data since 2015
Response by Lancashire Constabulary to Lee Jefferson on .
Partially successful.
If you are emailing a valid Freedom of Information request please treat
this as a formal acknowledgement.
Your request will now be considered in...
Council building closures since 2010
Response by Liverpool City Council to Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Jefferson
Please see attached response to your FOI Request as submitted to Liverpool
City Council. Our apologies for the delay in respo...
Council building closures since 2010
Response by Rhondda Cynon Taff Council to Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
SENT ON BEHALF OF CHRISTOPHER JONES - DIRECTOR OF LEGAL & DEMOCRATIC
SERVICES
Dear Mr Jefferson
I refer to your request for information in respect...
Council building closures since 2010
Response by Bromley Borough Council to Lee Jefferson on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Jefferson,
I now attach a schedule of building closures in response to your request - I hope that this is helpful and provides the information...
This person's 19 annotations
The information provided by the DWP above is inaccurate. Please do not ask for an ESA125 unless you require historical proof. We're trying to obtain...
Changes to guidance for regulations 29 and 35
Successful.
This information is also widely available for confirmation via google searches. We have previously mentioned the coroners who have come out and blame...
Memo of understanding
Information not held.
Relevant communications:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/your-council/council-tax-and-finance/council-tax/council-tax-201718/freedom-of-information-foi-re...
Memo of understanding
Information not held.
A copy of the texts between council executive David Hodge and 'Nick' Government assistant https://d.pr/aWc
Bedridden fitness for work status
Partially successful.
Published based on this type of scenario: http://voxpoliticalonline.com/2017/02/28/when-the-dwp-decide-you-are-just-not-sick-enough-even-though-you-are...
Means-checking claimants
Successful.
DWP provided an email address within their reply from which a document can be provided for them to read as part of the FoIA.
Council building closures since 2010
Partially successful.
Thank you.
Oldham council is already under Information Commissioner investigation [Ref. FS50661260] on this matter.
Lee.
Contacting claimants over a year before assessment due date
Partially successful.
Passed into Information Commissioner. We are concerned that the DWP continues to claim they cannot read any documented proof or access news site links...
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Partially successful.
The Gambling Commission's press office provided us with this which also helps:
http://freepdfhosting.com/9a22706026.pdf
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Partially successful.
Operational case for the use of communications data by public authorities (INCLUDING GAMBLING COMMISSION). This was given to us by the Gambling Commis...
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Partially successful.
It would have been reasonable under the FoIA to provide a link to this document:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/...
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Partially successful.
The information requested was indeed provided by a different FSA source and has formed part of an article here:
https://endpropaganda.wordpress.com/20...
UN investigation into abuses of human rights of the disabled through government "welfare reforms"
Refused.
The United Nations made its report findings public on 6th October 2016.
Here is a news article showing the report findings containing the link reque...
Council building closures since 2010
Successful.
Notification of delay received which is fine.
Council building closures since 2010
Successful.
Information for this request can be found here:
http://freepdfhosting.com/c34d1c5e1f.pdf
Council building closures since 2010
Successful.
This Council has politely explained there may be a delay in complying with the request and I am happy to give them extra time as such.
Council building closures since 2010
Successful.
See my completed request here:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/closed_council_run_service_build
Closed council-run service buildings since 2010
Successful.
That's a bit odd. I was only thanking them for the information and my thanks was returned as not received. I believe staff have a right to be thanked...
Unsealing of master tape
Refused.
Refused seems a bit misleading when they were helpful.