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Nick Leaton

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 165)

DNA tests
Response by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to Nick Leaton on 15 May 2022.

Awaiting classification.

Thank you for your email to the Metropolitan Police Service Data Office.   Please note the Data Office Triage Team operate Monday to Friday only,...
Complaints Department
Request sent to Cabinet Office by Nick Leaton on 13 May 2022.

Awaiting response.

I have repeatedly made a complaint to the Cabinet Office. The complaints department has ignored the complaint. Who is in charge of the Cabinet Off...
PNLD
Response by West Yorkshire Police to Nick Leaton on 12 May 2022.

Awaiting response.

Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for your request for an internal review which has been logged under the above reference number. A response will be issued i...
Law on Photography
Response by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to Nick Leaton on 6 May 2022.

Successful.

Letterhead         Official   Information Rights Unit PO Box 313 Sidcup DA15 0HH   Email: [1][The Met request email]   [2]www.met.po...
Statistics inquiry
Follow up sent to Kent Police by Nick Leaton on 25 April 2022.

Refused.

Dear Alan, Thank you for your response. I will be taking it to the ICO. The reasons being you have contradicted yourself when state they information...
GSZ
Request sent to Duchy of Lancaster by Nick Leaton on 19 April 2022.

Awaiting response.

Please supply a map showing the extent of the GSZ [Government Secure Zone] around Westminster. Which section of the Metropolitan Police is responsibl...
Emails
Follow up sent to Prime Minister's Office by Nick Leaton on 30 March 2022.

Refused.

Dear Prime Minister's Office, Thank you for your response. I do object to your comments that I'm a vexatious requester. We know as of yesterday th...
Equalities Act
Response by Ministry of Justice to Nick Leaton on 21 March 2022.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Leaton   Please find our formal response to  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request # 220303019   Yours sincerely     Knowled...
Guest list
Response by Prime Minister's Office to Nick Leaton on 14 March 2022.

Long overdue.

Dear Nick Leaton, Please find attached our response to your request for an Internal Review (reference IR2022/00461). Yours sincerely, FOI Team...
Force Crime Registrar
Response by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to Nick Leaton on 13 March 2022.

Successful.

Dear Mr Leaton   Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/22/023293   Please see the attached in respect of your Freedom of Information...
Town Police Clauses Act 1847, Section 28
Response by British Broadcasting Corporation to Nick Leaton on 18 February 2022.

Successful.

Dear Mr Leaton   Please see attached the BBC’s response to your request for a FOIA internal review (ref: IR2022010).   Kind regards   Info...
Westminster Bridge - Last 3 months
Response by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to Nick Leaton on 23 December 2021.

Refused.

        Official   Information Rights Unit PO Box 313 Sidcup DA15 0HH   Email: [1][the Met request email]   [2]www.met.police.uk  ...
Police Car Parks
Follow up sent to Greater Manchester Police by Nick Leaton on 21 December 2021.

Information not held.

Thank you for your response. I'll now escalate it to a complaint, since it is police officers using their warrant cards. Police officers are allow...
FOI Department
Response by Home Office to Nick Leaton on 17 December 2021.

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Leaton, Thank you for contacting the Home Office. Please provide your FOI 5 digit case reference number. Without it we are unable to deal wit...
Use of weapons
Response by Ministry of Defence Police to Nick Leaton on 13 December 2021.

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Leaton, Thank you for your email dated 7 December 2021, requesting an internal review for FOI2016/13826. The Department's target for completi...
Westminster Bridge
Response by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to Nick Leaton on 6 December 2021.

Refused.

Thank you for your email to the Metropolitan Police Service Data Office.   Please note the Data Office Triage Team operate Monday to Friday only,...
Town Police Clauses Act 1847, Section 28
Response by British Broadcasting Corporation to Nick Leaton on 16 November 2021.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Leaton, Thank you for your email. According to our records (please see the attached email), we replied to your request for information on Mon...
BBC
Response by Advertising Standards Authority to Nick Leaton on 27 October 2021.

Successful.

IMPORTANT   Answers to general enquiries can typically be found from information available on our website.   Please follow links below for inf...
Police Exemption from Parking Law
Internal review request sent to Southwark Borough Council by Nick Leaton on 25 September 2021.

Awaiting internal review.

You are over time on this. Please explain why? I would like a review into the delay. Yours faithfully, Nick Leaton
V112 - Exemption from MOT
Response by Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to Nick Leaton on 16 September 2021.

Long overdue.

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Operational Duty
Response by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to Nick Leaton on 3 September 2021.

Successful.

        Official   Information Rights Unit PO Box 313 Sidcup DA15 0HH   Email: [1][the Met request email]   [2]www.met.police.uk  ...
Illegal Police Parking
Response by Transport for London to Nick Leaton on 24 August 2021.

Successful.

Dear Mr Leaton   TfL Ref: 0909-2122   Thank you for your request received by us on 28 July 2021 asking for information about the Metropolitan...
Youtube
Follow up sent to British Broadcasting Corporation by Nick Leaton on 5 July 2021.

Successful.

Dear FOI Enquiries, Thank you for your response. Since the BBC doesn't "provide" youtube, you have confirmed that there is no requirement for a licen...
Press office
Response by Greater Manchester Police to Nick Leaton on 15 June 2021.

Information not held.

Please find attached the response to your request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Regards Amanda Ratcliffe Information Compliance &...
Social media policies
Response by Cabinet Office to Nick Leaton on 24 May 2021.

Refused.

Dear Nick Leaton, Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information request (reference FOI2021/09398). Yours sincerely, Fr...
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This person's 29 annotations

Anti-terrorist street architecture Westminster Bridge
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by Frank Corri. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 11 October 2021.

Information not held.

Most likely the Mayor's office.
Your fake migration website
Request to Home Office by G Kanter-Webber. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 11 October 2021.

Awaiting classification.

They won't reply. They won't even give a departmental telephone number for the FOI team. They denied my FOI request for that number.
Marketing junk mail sent out by BBC and MPS
Request to British Broadcasting Corporation by David Hansen. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 28 September 2021.

Successful.

Interesting on how they want their cake and to eat it. Advertisement. a letter, email, picture, short film, song, etc. that tries to persuade people...
Arrangement that the Metropolitan Police has with McDonalds
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by Ben Davidson. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 2 August 2018.

Successful.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/mcdonalds_2#outgoing-796860
Contingent Liabilities.
Request to Office for National Statistics by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 17 September 2016.

Awaiting internal review.

The Office for National Statistics is legally obliged to compile and publish the UK National Accounts in accordance with the European statistical law,...
Birth Debt Enquiry
Request to General Register Office by calum mckinlay. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 12 May 2015.

Information not held.

It's being born into debt bondage. That's the order of the day. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171766_263808.pdf Bottom of page 4. 5,010 bn pounds of...
Attendance Records since 7 May 2010
Request to House of Lords by Ken Ollerton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 20 January 2014.

Successful.

Ken, I bet they have given you expenses claims numbers and not attendance figures. There's no direct connection between the two. Given the two se...
Principal inspector details for London
Request to Health and Safety Executive by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 29 October 2013.

Refused.

Surprise surprise. After reporting a collapsed crane on the site and trying to make a complaint and being denied the telephone number of the inspector,...
Portcullis house report
Request to House of Commons by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 2 October 2012.

Partially successful.

Redacted names as usual. Nothing like keep it a secret the names of the people involved.
Is it legal to charge a TV Licence fee if the BBC is in briech of its own charter?
Request to British Broadcasting Corporation by ivanataylor. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 7 April 2012.

Partially successful.

The BBC may not, and does not, receive funding from the EU or any other organisation linked to content production or editorial decisions about the pr...
How much money has been repaid by Margaret Moran
Request to House of Commons by David Batley. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 14 January 2012.

Long overdue.

Time to ask a follow up and get an internal review kicked off. Legg is finished.
Buses destroyed by Top Gear
Request to British Broadcasting Corporation by Mr Fairchild. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 22 October 2011.

Refused.

Don't believe them. Appeal to the ICO on the grounds you are after the accounts, and not the journalism.
Buses destroyed by Top Gear
Request to British Broadcasting Corporation by Mr Fairchild. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 4 August 2011.

Refused.

Ask them for the contracts.
David Laws
Request to House of Commons by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 22 May 2011.

Successful.

Members must ensure that claims do not give rise to, or give the appearance of giving rise to, an improper personal financial benefit to themselves or...
David Laws
Request to House of Commons by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 22 May 2011.

Successful.

Kennedy won't because it was from a time before he took over. I suspect then that parliament won't, the reason is that if Laws has to pay interest,...
David Laws
Request to House of Commons by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 21 May 2011.

Successful.

The critical part relates to the code of conduct for MPs. It's absolutely clear, black and white. MPs shall not get a personal benefit from there...
Commons Member Attendance
Request to House of Commons by Mr Gregory. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 13 May 2011.

Information not held.

There is an electronic access control system in use on the Parliamentary Estate. When someone arrives without their pass, it is recorded. A temporary p...
Commons Member Attendance
Request to House of Commons by Mr Gregory. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 12 May 2011.

Information not held.

Actually, the commons hasn't told you the truth. They do hold the information about when they attend. There is a security system to get into the common...
Attendance record of members
Request to House of Lords by Matt Kane. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 7 April 2011.

Successful.

What's declared in the expenses claim, isn't necessarily the same as Lords attendances.
100 billion Subsidy
Request to Bank of England by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 7 March 2011.

Partially successful.

The actual bailout is quite small. The 1,000 billion cost quoted is a loan at penal rates. ie. The government is making a profit on it. Bad for the cus...
Repayment of ill-gotten gains
Request to House of Lords by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 31 January 2011.

Partially successful.

One problem is with investigation. The Clerk of Parliaments, Michael Pownall is responsible for handing out the cash. Guess who got to do the investi...
Number of people in the UK without a Birth Certificate
Request to General Register Office by Anne-Claire Pilley. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 9 January 2010.

Partially successful.

Was there a reply to this?
Agreements with Peter Webster
Request to Meteorological Office by James Snowdome. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 17 December 2009.

Successful.

Any updates on this?
Cost of Justices Robes
Request to Supreme Court of the United Kingdom by Nick Leaton. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 17 December 2009.

Successful.

Thanks Frank. I did tell them about the results. It's beggars belief. The Lords is worse. They cost 2,000 pounds a minute! 1 standard british peasa...
How much money has been repaid by Margaret Moran
Request to House of Commons by David Batley. Annotated by Nick Leaton on 7 December 2009.

Long overdue.

They are certainly wriggling on this one
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