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Paul Cardin

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Here's an analysis of 14 of my requests to Wirral Council, in the North West of England.

I think you'd agree, their performance is atrocious, placing them possibly amongst the worst in the country, and it makes for rather depressing reading:

http://wirralinittogether.wordpress.com/...

...particularly in light of this: http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/documents...

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 470)

4G and 5G plans
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 12 October 2023.

Awaiting classification.

Dear Paul Cardin   Thank you for your recent enquiry, please find your response below.    1. Which (if any) mobile phone companies, have approa...
140+ road crossings recently excavated on Manor Road, Liscard, Wallasey
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 21 August 2023.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Cardin   We write further to your recent enquiry and your reference to "140+ road crossings recently excavated on Manor Road".   It is...
Council members' / officers' Membership of Secret Societies e.g. Freemasons
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 28 July 2023.

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Cardin   In response to your recent enquiry, Wirral Council can confirm that we do not hold any registers over and above the Register of M...
Names of governors
Follow up sent to Weatherhead High School, Wallasey by Paul Cardin on 20 June 2021.

Long overdue.

Please disregard the above Freedom of Information request. I found the information on your school website, Yours faithfully, Paul Cardin
Wirral Council 5G strategy and LED streetlighting concerns
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 5 August 2019.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Cardin,   An internal review of your FOI request has been carried out and the Council would respond as follows.  It is Central Government'...
Maura Noone, Reading's departed Interim Head of Adult Social Care. Please provide some essential information.
Request to Reading Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 31 May 2019.

Partially successful.

Hi Martyn, I've only just spotted your annotation ... very late in the day. I'm aware through another source that it appears an application may hav...
Racial profile for top 250 NHS executives
Response by NHS England to Paul Cardin on 23 May 2019.

Long overdue.

Dear Paul Cardin,   Thank you for your communication dated 17 May 2019.   NHS England has assessed your communication as a request under the Fr...
How much money is paid to the Reverend David Chester (or his substitutes) / his church for their attendance at Council meetings, e.g. prayers said before Council meetings?
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 17 May 2019.

Successful.

Dear Mr Cardin, Thank you for your recent FOI request, submitted under the Freedom of Information Act. I can confirm that no payments have ever been...
3G, 4G and 5G plans
Response by City of Edinburgh Council to Paul Cardin on 30 April 2019.

Refused.

Mr Paul Cardin [1][FOI #557058 email] Our ref: 22513   Dear Mr Cardin Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Partial Release of Inform...
Details of up to 36% increases to Councillors' allowances in 2002/3
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 7 April 2019.

Long overdue.

Having checked all the links I posted to Don Latham's local authority consultancy work quoted above, they've all been removed in the six years since th...
4G and 5G plans
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 25 March 2019.

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Cardin,         Thank you for your recently submitted request, made under the Freedom of Information Act.   Please see the questions y...
Stress related absence and exit figures
Response by Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to Paul Cardin on 13 March 2019.

Partially successful.

Our Ref:           LMS/LG/JT/Access.60230-01-19     Dear Mr Cardin                                                      Please find attache...
Investigation of person involved in alleged assault at 11:30pm on 3rd August 2018 at Liverpool Central Station
Response by British Transport Police to Paul Cardin on 20 November 2018.

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Cardin Thank you for your email. Please find attached a copy of my response sent to you yesterday, however I note that for some unknown reas...
Compromise agreements / gagging clauses used between January 2011 and December 2013
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 13 November 2018.

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Cardin,   Thank you for your email of 8^th November 2018.  It is noted that the schedule which was sent to you was not correct.  This has...
Voting record of Prenton member Councillor Tony Norbury
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 23 October 2018.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr. Cardin,   I write further to your request for an internal review of our response to your request for information under the Freedom of Inf...
Alleged 24-hour public lighting scheme at Hamilton Square Conservation area
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 3 October 2018.

Long overdue.

Dear Mr. Cardin, I write further to your emails  of 21 September and 3 October 2018.  Please accept my apologies for any confusion with regards to y...
Investigation of person involved in alleged assault at 11:30pm on 3rd August 2018 at Liverpool Central Station
Response by British Transport Police Authority to Paul Cardin on 24 September 2018.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Cardin,   I write in response to your email which seeks information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, received on 17^th September...
Total Figure for LOBO loans and percentage of Council Tax used to pay off the interest
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 20 September 2018.

Successful.

Dear Mr Cardin   Further to your response email of 18 September 2018, we can confirm that the information provided to you is correct.   Barcla...
DASS - Recent Departure of Two Senior Officers
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 17 June 2018.

Partially successful.

June 2018. As predicted, both of these proven abusers have secured senior roles in "caring" positions. Mike Fowler at the charity Brook Young Peopl...
Numbers of persons exposed to nerve agents - known to Porton Down and the UK Ministry of Defence
Response by Ministry of Defence to Paul Cardin on 4 May 2018.

Successful.

Dear Mr Cardin, Please find attached our response to your recent enquiry. Regards MOD Dear Ministry of Defence, Between 1st January 1971...
Statement confirming the Death of "Shanghai on the Irish Sea"
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Dave rimmer on 21 March 2018.

Partially successful.

How many times are the people caught lying before action is taken against them. It seems that we will be stuck with an incompetent, lying, corrupt bunc...
Public Money Spent on Wirral Globe Wraparound Advertising for Wirral Well Made / Wirral Growth Company dated 3rd January 2018
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 30 January 2018.

Successful.

Dear Mr Cardin   Further to your Freedom of Information request in which you asked:   “Please forward a figure for the total amount of public m...
Benefit: Discretionary Housing Payments
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to Paul Cardin on 5 December 2017.

Refused.

Dear Mr Cardin,   I refer to paragraph 3 of the ICO decision notice dated 2 November 2017 and enclose the information required to be disclosed by...
KINGSPAN COOLTHERM Insulation - have you installed it?
Response by Wirral Partnership Homes Limited to Paul Cardin on 14 July 2017.

Refused.

For the attention of Paul Cardin,   Out of courtesy, we are replying to you again following your first request being reviewed by an Executive Dire...
Wirral Council Quarterly - now Monthly - Newsletter, etc.
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 12 February 2017.

Refused.

The ICO stood strong with the council. I will now leave it to Councillor Ian Lewis, a much greater freedom fighter than I (if in receipt of his allow...
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This person's 1004 annotations

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...
letter from Wirral Council's auditors Grant Thornton UK LLP regarding LOBO loans objection
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 12 June 2019.

Partially successful.

In the interests of openness, transparency and with a burning and justified desire in holding corporately abusive Wirral Council's feet to the fire at...
Maura Noone, Reading's departed Interim Head of Adult Social Care. Please provide some essential information.
Request to Reading Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 31 May 2019.

Partially successful.

Hi Martyn, I've only just spotted your annotation ... very late in the day. I'm aware through another source that it appears an application may hav...
Details of up to 36% increases to Councillors' allowances in 2002/3
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 7 April 2019.

Long overdue.

Having checked all the links I posted to Don Latham's local authority consultancy work quoted above, they've all been removed in the six years since th...
3G, 4G and 5G plans
Request to City of Edinburgh Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 5 March 2019.

Refused.

For those interested, link to a letter from Doctors and Scientists highlighting the dangers of 5G: http://www.5gappeal.eu/scientists-and-doctors-warn...
Alleged 24-hour public lighting scheme at Hamilton Square Conservation area
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 21 September 2018.

Long overdue.

In my opinion, you wouldn't leave a "fault" to stand, untouched, allowing the burning of several floodlights for 24 hours a day and permit this wastage...
Compromise agreements / gagging clauses used between January 2011 and December 2013
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 4 September 2018.

Long overdue.

On updating the status of the request there wasn't an option to to say "they lied", so I ticked "I'm still waiting for the information". We will be r...
DASS - Recent Departure of Two Senior Officers
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 17 June 2018.

Partially successful.

June 2018. As predicted, both of these proven abusers have secured senior roles in "caring" positions. Mike Fowler at the charity Brook Young Peopl...
Suspensions
Request to Cheshire East Council by Matthew Procter. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 10 August 2017.

Refused.

Hi Matthew, My advice to you would be to request an internal review, stating that the Act requires a data controller to respond and provide informati...
Benefit: Discretionary Housing Payments
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 5 August 2017.

Refused.

Caselaw... http://www.irwinmitchell.com/newsandmedia/2015/march/successful-challenge-of-sandwell-councils-benefits-policy-could-have-consequences-ac...
Benefit: Discretionary Housing Payments
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 28 July 2017.

Refused.

Despite this case being 'allocated', there has been a two-month period of silence from the ICO. I sent this email this morning to Senior Case Officer...
GRENFELL TOWER - Numbers of Victims Unaccounted For
Request to Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea by Lance Dyer. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 4 July 2017.

Long overdue.

Lance, watch them closely. They may dodge the first 4 questions as they're Yes/No answers. It's better to frame the questions along the lines e.g. "Pl...
Benefit: Discretionary Housing Payments
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 27 May 2017.

Refused.

Following Wirral Council's latest failure and its inability to respond, this serious case will be appealed to the ICO. Here's the latest update to th...
Benefit: Discretionary Housing Payments
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 16 April 2017.

Refused.

Link to leaked internal email. Shows Wirral Council Monitoring Officer's acceptance that the council's treatment of DHP applications had been unlawfu...
Stewart Halliday
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Charles Nunn. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 11 April 2017.

Refused.

Hi Charles, A Twitter friend of mine found the following: Local Gov Transparency Code 2015. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-gove...
2015 General Election Expenses Fraud - Breakdown of staff investigation time by role and task(s)
Request to Greater Manchester Police by Joel M Benjamin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 23 February 2017.

Long overdue.

Personally I would challenge the exemption quoted (Section 40 Personal data) and take it all the way. I doubt the ICO or any subsequent tribunal woul...
Wirral Council Quarterly - now Monthly - Newsletter, etc.
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 12 February 2017.

Refused.

The ICO stood strong with the council. I will now leave it to Councillor Ian Lewis, a much greater freedom fighter than I (if in receipt of his allow...
Benefit: Discretionary Housing Payments
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 12 February 2017.

Refused.

I blogged on this FOI request, outlining to the public some related background material ...and how public suspicion has been alerted ...to an increasin...
Alleged brick thrown through communal stairwell window in Sherlock House, Manor Road, Wallasey on 11th or 12th July 2016
Request to Merseyside Police by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 31 December 2016.

Partially successful.

Advice here from the ICO regarding repeat requests. This is not a repeat request in line with the following: "19. An authority can only apply Secti...
re request FS50620758
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by nigel hobro. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 10 November 2016.

Successful.

BOOM!! ...I believe is the word Nigel.
Public Health inquiries from Diane Abbott MP
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Office of Diane Abbott MP. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 30 September 2016.

Successful.

There are allegations that CGL (Change, Grow, Live), Wirral Council contract holders, may enjoy an undeclared competitive advantage through their use o...
Public Health inquiries from Diane Abbott MP
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Office of Diane Abbott MP. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 29 September 2016.

Successful.

This is a message to assist Diane Abbott MP and other interested parties. Members of the Wirral public noted recently that the highly informative loc...
Wirral Council Quarterly - now Monthly - Newsletter, etc.
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 18 September 2016.

Refused.

17th September 2016 Appealed to the Information Commissioner.
Alleged brick thrown through communal stairwell window in Sherlock House, Manor Road, Wallasey on 11th or 12th July 2016
Request to Merseyside Police by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 16 September 2016.

Partially successful.

16th September 2016 Appealed to the Information Commissioner https://wirralinittogether.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/brickgate-angela-eagle-merseyside-...
Wirral Council Quarterly - now Monthly - Newsletter, etc.
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Paul Cardin on 12 September 2016.

Refused.

For anybody reading this: Here's a link to ICO guidance on response times. Wirral Council are failing the public again. In the absence of any respons...
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