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Martin Morton

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 27)

Fit and Proper Persons
Request to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust by Martin Morton. Annotated by Peter C. Bell on 25 July 2021.

Successful.

Incorrect response to FOI request. And then publication of the email trail which showed that the correct response was known 20 days before the incorrec...
Nick Warren Investigation Report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 23 May 2021.

Partially successful.

Councillor George Davies, of #WirralGate notoriety was elevated to mayor of Wirral t'other day at an empty Floral Pavilion. John Brace would have atten...
Compensation Payments
Follow up sent to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton on 28 September 2018.

Successful.

Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT, Many thanks for the response. Will Wirral Council be advising Mr Field that his blog post is inaccurate and needs to be amended...
Code of Conduct Investigation report
Follow up sent to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton on 5 August 2016.

Successful.

Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT, Thank you. Yours sincerely, Martin Morton
Nick Warren Investigation - Terms of Reference etc;
Follow up sent to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton on 18 January 2016.

Successful.

Dear Corrin, Jane, I'm wondering whether it was the ICO Decision Notice issued on December 15th 2015 or the article published by Wirral Leaks on Janu...
Cover up of financial abuse of disabled people
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 18 August 2015.

Refused.

Dear Mr Morton,   Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Case Reference Number FS50574905   I refer to your complaint to the Information Commi...
Once We Go For a Reimbursement The Covers Blown 2
Follow up sent to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton on 11 December 2014.

Partially successful.

Dear Corrin, Jane, As ever - this response is deeply troubling and necessitates yet another FOI request. Yours sincerely, Martin Morton
Secret Reports
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 21 September 2014.

Successful.

And when you two were making these last two annotations, I was enjoying my 55th birthday... ...in WALES.
Death Investigation report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by John Hannigan (Account suspended) on 7 October 2013.

Refused.

Same old clap trap as they used with my similar request relating to deaths within this local authority.
Internal Processes
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 7 October 2013.

Successful.

I am away from the office today.  If you have an urgent query please use the contact details below, related to the service area you require:- Freedo...
Secret Report 2 - Updated Request
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 4 October 2013.

Successful.

Good Morning, Thank you for your emails below and apologies for the length of time there has been in responding to you.  Council Officers have searc...
Martin Morton - Gagging clause/unreported email..
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 5 September 2013.

Refused.

Good Afternoon With regard your further email below. Please see attachment as Council's response. Kind regards Jane Corrin Information and Central S...
Defamation Information
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 26 June 2013.

Partially successful.

Good Morning, With regard to your email below and your request for an Internal Review. Apologies that you did not receive a reply to your original enqu...
In for me,infamy.Morton's oh so defamatory....
Follow up sent to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton on 14 June 2013.

Partially successful.

Dear Corrin, Jane, Thank you for confirming how sloppy the Martin Smith report is (and hopefully more to come). Witnesses and documentary evidence s...
Martin Smith Bullying/Harassment/Abuse of Power Report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by S. Prichard (Account suspended) on 12 June 2013.

Partially successful.

This may be if interest re whistle blowers https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/foster_career_a_whistle_blower_w
Balls Rd /Birkenhead Area Cover Up
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 5 June 2013.

Partially successful.

Good Morning, Thank you for your further email, your request has been given due consideration and our original response stands as our current position....
Gagging clause
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 30 May 2013.

Refused.

Good Morning, Thank you for your email below. Please see attached document as Wirral Council's response to your request for an Internal Review. Kind R...
Balls Rd Reimbursement
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 30 April 2013.

Partially successful.

Good Afternoon, Thank you for your further email below. My previous reply to you, also below, is the correct advice on the next steps you should take,...
Public Concern At Work
Follow up sent to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton on 4 April 2013.

Successful.

Dear Corrin, Jane, Thank you for the information. Yours sincerely, Martin Morton
He who pays DLA Piper calls the tune
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Martin Morton on 25 February 2013.

Refused.

Good Afternoon, Thank you for your email below, please see attachment as Council's response and I trust you find the information useful. Kind Regards J...
Equal Opportunities Monitoring
Response by Care Quality Commission to Martin Morton on 17 September 2012.

Successful.

17 September 2012   Our Ref: CQC IAT 2012 0832   Dear Mr Morton,   I write in response to your e-mail dated 5 September 2012 in which you made...
Secret Reports 2
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on 30 August 2012.

Awaiting internal review.

The meeting on 2nd and 3rd July 2007 of the Appeals SubCommittee was cancelled in June 2007. However the minutes of the meeting of the 23rd May 2007...
Compromise Agreements
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 24 August 2012.

Successful.

Here’s a piece of legal opinion from Senior Counsel Hugh Tomlinson QC, which appears to make more likely the prospect of public sector employers opting...
Legal Aid Payments
Response by Legal Services Commission to Martin Morton on 29 June 2012.

Successful.

Dear Mr Morton,   Please find attached our response to your FOI request.   Kind regards,   Governance Team Chief Executive’s Office  ...
Wirral Council/Disability Discrimination/AKA Associates
Response by Equality and Human Rights Commission to Martin Morton on 9 May 2012.

Refused.

Dear Mr Morton   Please find attached the final response to your recent FOI request.   Yours sincerely   Markus Piscapore-Caruana Corpora...
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This person's 40 annotations

Nick Warren Investigation - Terms of Reference etc;
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 18 January 2016.

Successful.

I'd like to thank the Information Commissioner's Office for their negotiations and hard work on this case.
Confidential report of the investigation relating to an allegation of inappropriate comment dated 22 October 2013 by Peter Mackay
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by Martin Morton on 1 May 2015.

Refused.

Hi John From what I know I think this investigation focussed on the racial slur alone - because they didn't want to go near the more problematic issues...
Whistleblowing Incidents, Alleged Corruption, Police Invetsigations and Internal Investigations
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Dave Thompson. Annotated by Martin Morton on 27 January 2015.

Successful.

Hi Dave If you need a case study! I was bullied and harassed out of my job in 2008 by Wirral Council.Took 6 years to settle my legal case but I still...
AKA Report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Rossell Conner. Annotated by Martin Morton on 19 November 2014.

Partially successful.

Talk about name being taken in vain.This could get very confusing . However not only is the Independent Review/AKA Report deficient in may respects the...
AKA Report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Rossell Conner. Annotated by Martin Morton on 18 November 2014.

Partially successful.

And they never will Ross.DASS are too scared/too lazy - the choice is yours. Meanwhile vulnerable people are in the hands of someone who perpertrated s...
Wirral - AKA REPORT
Request to Care Quality Commission by Rossell Conner. Annotated by Martin Morton on 17 November 2014.

Partially successful.

Hi Rossell (!) This is a personal bug bear and I know it is a title of convenience but I find the reference to the AKA report infuriating. The title...
AKA Report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Rossell Conner. Annotated by Martin Morton on 17 November 2014.

Partially successful.

I'm curious as to why this has suddenly come up again?. I presume there are outstanding issues which still haven't been addressed . (and frankly will...
Whistleblowing, Alleged Corruption and Police Investigations
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Dave Thompson. Annotated by Martin Morton on 21 August 2014.

Partially successful.

Dave My case was prior to your request and was originally deemed not to be a whistleblowing case as Social Services held a file called "Whistleblowin...
Secret Reports
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 21 August 2014.

Successful.

Most appropriate as Mark Jones returned to his native land along with fellow collaborators Sheila Finnigan-Jones and Phil Gilroy and sought refuge in W...
Secret Reports
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 20 August 2014.

Successful.

Dear Nigel The irony is , guess what? - I had the reports all along and had them since 2007!........ Mark Jones had left them on the Council's main s...
Fire
Request to North Wales Fire and Rescue Service by Jim Cabtree. Annotated by Martin Morton on 24 January 2014.

Long overdue.

Just for clarification Cllr.Crabtree it's Capel Curig.There are some things you never forget.
Safeguarding Concerns of Wirral Vulnerable Residents
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Farooq Bukhari. Annotated by Martin Morton on 22 October 2013.

Successful.

Here we go again with the rewriting of history. This is not about "overcharging".This is about "disability discrimination" ( Equalities & Human Right...
Martin Morton - Gagging clause/unreported email..
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 24 April 2013.

Refused.

Needless to say I will be taking this matter to the ICO. How can an email about me be shared with an external investigator and yet I'm not allowed to...
Corporate Governance Committee Meeting 26th October 2011
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Arthur Hurworth. Annotated by Martin Morton on 28 March 2013.

Successful.

Well done Arthur (and thanks also to Wirral's FOI team) you have enabled the release of one of the most significant documents relating to investigation...
Martin Morton Gagging Clause, Director of Law, Abuse of Power and Martin Smith Report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by I. Sevova. Annotated by Martin Morton on 5 March 2013.

Refused.

The report has appeared and disappeared and was made available on the website 10 months after first publication. Personally I think the redactions make...
Martin Morton Gagging Clause, Director of Law, Abuse of Power and Martin Smith Report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by I. Sevova. Annotated by Martin Morton on 28 February 2013.

Refused.

The denial of a redacted copy of the Martin Smith Bullying ,Harassment & Abuse of Power report (April 2011)is most peculiar. A heavily redacted version...
Martin Morton Gagging Clause, Director of Law, Abuse of Power and Martin Smith Report
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by I. Sevova. Annotated by Martin Morton on 20 October 2012.

Refused.

Dear I.Sevova Apologies - I somehow missed this. I think I can help you with some aspects of this request. An email from Mr.Norman to me prior to the...
In for me,infamy.Morton's oh so defamatory....
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 11 September 2012.

Partially successful.

I don't need to convince anyone it was deliberate.The evidence speaks for itself (but hey since when did that count when it comes to a cover up?) Very...
In for me,infamy.Morton's oh so defamatory....
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 10 September 2012.

Partially successful.

Yes I do know. But according to Council's Retention and Destruction of Records Policy all records relating to Grievances should be kept for 6 years. Wh...
Balls Rd Reimbursement
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 2 September 2012.

Partially successful.

Neat encapsulation of some of the issues Captain (Scarlet). I was probably a bit mad to think this would be a "quick-win".
Balls Rd Reimbursement
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 1 September 2012.

Partially successful.

....and sometimes they don't even get the truth let alone a "sanitized" version.Oh I know how it works - I had my name removed from the bottom of one C...
Balls Rd Reimbursement
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 31 August 2012.

Partially successful.

If the "Statement of Facts" is based on the flim-flam in the AKA report you're way off the mark. This isn't the forum - read the book.
Balls Rd Reimbursement
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 30 August 2012.

Partially successful.

Believe me your wasting your time finding excuses for Internal Audit with me.
He who pays DLA Piper calls the tune
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 30 August 2012.

Refused.

This FOI request takes on more significance as it would appear that the Council seems to have now partly or wholly rejected the legal "opinion" they pa...
He who pays DLA Piper calls the tune
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Martin Morton. Annotated by Martin Morton on 29 August 2012.

Refused.

Not guilty - I've only made 7 requests between 2010-12 and received 4 responses. All responses were overdue. I am compiling another FOI request tonig...
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