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M Boyce

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 112)

ICO contravention of section 42 of the FOIA
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 16 January 2021.

Refused.

Thanks for this information J Roberts. The ICO said that the new refusal notice contained personal information and gave me the option of receiving th...
Number of people sanctioned for missing just one JSA appointment.
Request to Department for Work and Pensions by M Boyce. Annotated by J Roberts on 18 December 2020.

Awaiting internal review.

Recent UT decision overturns sanction relating to a failure to participate in a UC telephone interview: KG-v-SSWP (UC) [2020] UKUT 307(AAC) The im...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 15 December 2020.

Refused.

Yes totally agree. I see that the FTT website is down again. It has crashed more times this year than a boy racer covered by diplomatic immunity.
Review and Feedback Team (RAFT) guidance 2020
Follow up sent to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce on 25 November 2020.

Awaiting classification.

We know who signed-off the revised review policy, but who actually revised it? We have waited nearly two years for the revised review policy and a...
The ICO not responding to FOI requests in line with its statutory duty.
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by M Boyce. Annotated by J Roberts on 24 November 2020.

Refused.

Open Democracy has just published this report: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20415987/art-of-darkness-opendemocracy.pdf "Public bodies...
Time taken to investigate cases
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by J Roberts on 21 October 2020.

Successful.

Link broken in comment dated 17 August 2017. Try this: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/public_bodies_bill/supporting_documents...
Number of ICO caseworkers working reduced hours due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 13 September 2020.

Partially successful.

The information provided doesn't really address the question or the issue. It is impossible to disaggregate the information and therefore we do not lea...
Judicial reviews of PHSO reviews of final reports
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by J Roberts on 24 July 2020.

Partially successful.

Dr Bruce Newsome writes: 'According to heart-breaking testimonials, most complainants are treated by PHSO staff as time-wasters, liars, idiots, fanta...
Number of PHSO fresh/new investigations conducted directly after the final report.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 20 July 2020.

Refused.

https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/sites/default/files/The%20Ombudsman%E2%80%99s%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202019-2020_ The Annual Report has reap...
Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill now not fit for purpose.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by J Roberts on 12 June 2020.

Partially successful.

Spot on. Fine principles are one thing, the PHSO in practice is something else. Trustpilot: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.ombudsman.org.u...
To review evidence (the substance of an investigation), or not to review evidence, that is the question.
Response by Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to M Boyce on 25 February 2020.

Refused.

Thank you for contacting the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) Freedom of Information and Data Protection Team. This is to confirm...
Closing a claim for UC and receiving a final payment.
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to M Boyce on 25 November 2019.

Partially successful.

Dear M Boyce, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 11th November. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP Centr...
Making a fresh/new claim for Universal Credit.
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to M Boyce on 14 November 2019.

Partially successful.

Dear M Boyce, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 1st November. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP Centra...
The legal no man's land of the sham PHSO review process.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by phsothefacts Pressure Group on 12 October 2019.

Refused.

Very interesting.
Unfair schizophrenia within the ICO
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 8 September 2019.

Information not held.

The ICO don't want to supply the information because if they did it would show that when they predicate disclosure of information under section 42 of t...
Low paid temporary workers are being denied their full personal tax allowance if they claim Universal Credit.
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to M Boyce on 16 August 2019.

Successful.

Dear M Boyce, I am writing in response to your request for information, received 6th August. Yours sincerely, DWP Central FoI Team DWP Central...
Legal advice from external lawyers on the legal status of PHSO reviews.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 23 July 2019.

Refused.

Thanks for this J Roberts. To a large extent this particular request has now become somewhat academic. The ICO were eventually forced to admit that t...
The receipt of external legal advice from the PHSO
Follow up sent to Information Commissioner's Office by M Boyce on 6 May 2019.

Successful.

There is now no need to conduct an internal review because you have FINALLY provided the information I originally requested. Why you thought it was...
Can a PHSO manager or a peer review manager now change a final decision from not upheld to upheld?
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 16 April 2019.

Successful.

So a manager cannot change a decision, but they can 'request another assessment decision'. But what is an another assessment decision? Who undertakes t...
Review and Feedback Team (RAFT)
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 27 January 2019.

Partially successful.

Here's another classic example of PHSO lies and deceit. In the above RaFT guidance it states the following: 'Recommendation. Following on from yo...
ALR applicable throughout the lifetime of a complaint or just at the beginning of the complaint?
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 22 December 2018.

Refused.

Yes the PHSO legal team has got it wrong. ALR logically must apply throughout the lifetime of a complaint, and not just at the very beginning. The PH...
Number of judicial reviews made against the PHSO at the end of the review process.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 8 December 2018.

Refused.

Yes A.E. I am making a submission to PACAC. My submission will be about the sham review process. Sadly I suspect that PACAC will not discuss this matte...
Fresh investigation or re-opened investigation?
Response by Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to M Boyce on 30 November 2018.

Partially successful.

Dear M Boyce,   Internal Review of Freedom of Information Request   I write in response to your email of 2 November in which you requested an...
FOS final decisions and the direct contradiction between case law and the Ombudsmen FAQ's
Response by Financial Ombudsman Service Limited to M Boyce on 31 October 2018.

Refused.

Dear M Boyce Thank you for your email and I'm sorry for delay in replying to your request for an internal review. A copy of our response is now attach...
Revised guidance note and amendment of decision letters.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 24 September 2018.

Partially successful.

Agreed J Roberts. The 'clarification ' by the PHSO as usual just makes things even more unclear. How can something that is provisional be final? How...
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ICO contravention of section 42 of the FOIA
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 16 January 2021.

Refused.

Thanks for this information J Roberts. The ICO said that the new refusal notice contained personal information and gave me the option of receiving th...
ICO contravention of section 42 of the FOIA
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 16 January 2021.

Refused.

The ICO have now decided to change their exemption on this request to section 14 FOIA (vexatious). Surprise surprise. They know they hold the informat...
Review and feedback guidance
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by William Wetherell. Annotated by M Boyce on 14 January 2021.

Delayed.

So the PHSO have not responded by the legal due date - AGAIN. In my similar request to this one the PHSO advised me that they had been using their re...
Disseminating information related to ongoing legal proceedings - permission needed
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by J Roberts. Annotated by M Boyce on 3 January 2021.

Refused.

J Roberts, they will almost certainly refuse your request about tribunals in case you use the information at a tribunal! An appellant must go to any...
Disseminating information related to ongoing legal proceedings - permission needed
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by J Roberts. Annotated by M Boyce on 1 January 2021.

Refused.

Interesting posts. These do raise important questions: How does this affect the WDTK website? Do not requestors ask for documents to be made public...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 15 December 2020.

Refused.

Yes totally agree. I see that the FTT website is down again. It has crashed more times this year than a boy racer covered by diplomatic immunity.
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 14 December 2020.

Refused.

No Jason I'd not heard of it. Judicial review is a valuable constitutional check and balance; but let's be honest: it is and only ever was aimed at...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 9 December 2020.

Refused.

The above case contrasts with mine: The CPS compellability of the Queen case is 'of interest to the public'; mine is 'in the public interest.' In t...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 8 December 2020.

Refused.

Thanks for these links G.E Garner. I will look at them closely over the weekend. It looks quite concerning stuff.
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 6 December 2020.

Refused.

Jason, I certainly agree that the ICO are also not fit for purpose: they merely rubber-stamp what an authority says and ignore the general public. I...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 4 December 2020.

Refused.

... in a mess and needs sorting out; yet my enquiries about this mess he then categorises as vexatious. The PHSO time and time again behaves like an...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 4 December 2020.

Refused.

http://informationrights.decisions.tribunals.gov.uk/DBFiles/Decision/i2698/014%20151020%20Decision.pdf And now we have the above decision just publis...
ICO contravention of section 42 of the FOIA
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 24 November 2020.

Refused.

The ICO are up to their usual tricks of peddling falsehoods as truths. In the latest case on section 42 FOIA, dated 11 November 2020 the ICO again stat...
PACAC question re mediation in 2019/20
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by J Roberts. Annotated by M Boyce on 24 November 2020.

Partially successful.

Sadly, I don't trust anything the PHSO says or does, and I know I am not alone. I have nothing against the idea of mediation, just not when the PHSO ar...
PACAC question re mediation in 2019/20
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by J Roberts. Annotated by M Boyce on 23 November 2020.

Partially successful.

I find it very hard to believe that anyone would feel 'rejuvenated' by encountering the PHSO; in fact quite the contrary: most people feel like they've...
Disseminating information related to ongoing legal proceedings - permission needed
Request to Information Commissioner's Office by J Roberts. Annotated by M Boyce on 22 November 2020.

Refused.

This UTT Decision could well have very dire consequences for ordinary litigants in person. It is likely to lead to all authorities prohibiting any liti...
Names of senior staff
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by D. Moore. Annotated by M Boyce on 22 November 2020.

Partially successful.

Thanks for the link to the recent J Roberts FOI. It raises some very important and fundamental questions about 'discussion' of FTT and UTT appeals. M...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 21 November 2020.

Refused.

Thanks for this info D. Moore.
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 20 November 2020.

Refused.

D. Moore, where did you obtain the above ICO DN, dated November 09 2020 concerning the PHSO? I ask because it has not been published on the ICO website...
Names of senior staff
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by D. Moore. Annotated by M Boyce on 20 November 2020.

Partially successful.

Sorry to hear about your appeal being dismissed D. Moore. Sadly the FTT is always going to respect absolute exemptions, however valid and persuasive...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 13 November 2020.

Refused.

No further updates yet Jason, but I believe that the decision is currently being written by the Tribunal judge. My main concerns with the case are mo...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 2 November 2020.

Refused.

No Jason. I wanted to attend a remote hearing, which the Tribunal at first said was absolutely necessary, but both the PHSO and the ICO refused to atte...
The legal minefield of the PHSO re-opening of cases and the PHSO commencement of fresh/new investigations.
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 1 November 2020.

Refused.

The Tribunal sat this week to hear my case EA/2019/0032 - legal advice about the PHSO review process. The case will be unlikely to be published on the...
Number of people sanctioned for missing just one JSA appointment.
Request to Department for Work and Pensions by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 1 November 2020.

Awaiting internal review.

Thanks J Roberts. Will update when I hear back from the UTT.
Number of people sanctioned for missing just one JSA appointment.
Request to Department for Work and Pensions by M Boyce. Annotated by M Boyce on 30 October 2020.

Awaiting internal review.

Thanks for this interesting link J Roberts. Quite frankly I trust most judges as far as a baby could throw them. I will be appealing my case SC246/19...
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