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R Austin

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 97)

Justice's Clerks
Request to Judicial Conduct Investigations Office by R Austin. Annotated by fFaudwAtch UK (Account suspended) on 26 May 2016.

Successful.

This might provide some appropriate contact details. The whole correspondence is provided for context: From: (JACO) To: [ fFaudwAtch UK] Sent: Th...
Payments to Greater Manchester Police for Wigan Borough policing
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by Tim Turner on 15 December 2015.

Refused.

Has this been appealed to the ICO?
Agenda 21 policies at local constitutional level
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by A Ratchford on 7 September 2015.

Refused.

Section 17(6) is a conditional statement which references 14(2). Section 14(2) sates that: "Where a public authority has previously complied with a r...
Corporation Sole and public transparency
Response by Greater Manchester Police to R Austin on 3 September 2015.

Long overdue.

Dear R Austin Please find attached a copy of the response that was originally sent to yourself on 29th July. Many thanks Amanda Ratcliffe Informatio...
Further clarification on FOI 7231 and the response by Wigan Council on 30th June 2015
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 1 September 2015.

Refused.

Note that the refusal is desperate and entirely without merit and it looks like I've pressed sensitive buttons and uncovered something smelly. Of cours...
Wigan New Town Hall
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern, Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review o...
Constituting District Council - GMCA
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern, Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review o...
Instructions to Wigan & Leigh Magistrates' Court
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern, Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review o...
Account Name
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of Wigan Metropolitan Borou...
Constituting Documents
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern, Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review o...
Council Tax collections
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of...
Billing Authority
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of...
Council Tax Complaints
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of...
Number of employees
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern, Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review o...
Pension payments from public funds
Internal review request sent to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin on 31 August 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

To Whom It May Concern Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of...
The Electoral Franchise Agreemnent
Response by Electoral Commission to R Austin on 24 August 2015.

Partially successful.

Dear R Austin   Our Ref: FOI 90/15   Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 dated 26 July 2015 (received by the Elec...
Occupied Territory
Response by Home Office to R Austin on 13 August 2015.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Austin,   Please find enclosed the response to your FoI request, if you have any questions please contact using the e-mail address above....
Constituting documents
Response by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council to R Austin on 10 August 2015.

Successful.

Dear Mr Austin, Thank you for your further email. I attach a response to your previous queries and trust that this provides you with the information...
County Borough
Response by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council to R Austin on 6 August 2015.

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Austin,   In response to your email below the response to this request was provided to you on 5^th September 2014 and a copy is attached. ...
The franchise agreement
Response by Government Legal Department to R Austin on 4 August 2015.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Austin Thank you for your e-mail. The Government Legal department holds no information on, and has no knowledge of any such agreement. The exp...
Climate Change Strategy and costs to the public
Response by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council to R Austin on 3 August 2015.

Long overdue.

Please quote ID 7427 on all correspondence/emails/faxes Dear Sir, I am emailing to confirm the receipt of your recent FOI request to Wigan Coun...
Wigan Borough - Billing Authority
Response by Information Commissioner's Office to R Austin on 31 July 2015.

Information not held.

31 July 2015   Case Reference Number IRQ0591684 Dear R Austin   I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request on 30 July 2015. You reque...
Corporate status of GMP
Response by Greater Manchester Police to R Austin on 31 July 2015.

Partially successful.

Dear R Austin, Please see attached response. Regards Caroline Caroline Barker Information Compliance and Records Management Unit Information...
Dwellings and Powers
Response by Health and Safety Executive to R Austin on 30 July 2015.

Successful.

F.A.O. R Austin Please see attached a response to your Freedom of Information request. Helen McGlown | Information Management Unit | Freedom of I...
Corporate Relationship
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by Ms Molly on 18 July 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

You might want to check out what Mr Turner considers to be good use of public time, effort and money by looking at this FoI of his which is called "ple...
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This person's 76 annotations

Wigan Council Identities
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by A Ratchford. Annotated by R Austin on 16 September 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

Higher authorities have been contacted, Mr Ratchford, and I will make public the responses and information provided as they arrive.
Legal Title
Request to Wigan and Leigh Homes Ltd by A Ratchford. Annotated by R Austin on 15 September 2015.

Long overdue.

This response is late.
Payments to Greater Manchester Police for Wigan Borough policing
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 2 September 2015.

Refused.

I will let the Information Commissioner and the people of Wigan decide if reasonable excuse within the word and intent of the Freedom of Information Ac...
Further clarification on FOI 7231 and the response by Wigan Council on 30th June 2015
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 1 September 2015.

Refused.

Note that the refusal is desperate and entirely without merit and it looks like I've pressed sensitive buttons and uncovered something smelly. Of cours...
Constituting documents
Request to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 30 July 2015.

Successful.

I await a complete response within the statutory period prescribed. I appreciate that some of the requests were added to the original and I will allo...
Council job descriptions
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by Bruce Wayne. Annotated by R Austin on 30 July 2015.

Successful.

Wigan NEW Town Hall?
Corporation Sole and public transparency
Request to Greater Manchester Police by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 30 July 2015.

Long overdue.

"FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 001800/15 I write in connection with your request for information dated 20/07/2015, which was received...
LOBO Loans
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by David Lucas. Annotated by R Austin on 27 July 2015.

Successful.

Is it party to these type of loans as a constituent borough of Greater Manchester Combined Authority? I seem to recall from reading the local constitut...
Taking Control of Goods (fees) Regulations 2014 - two
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Smith. Annotated by R Austin on 23 July 2015.

Long overdue.

This is not acceptable. I would suggest commencing with a formal complaint to the ICO for a delay that is not explained.
Corporate Relationship
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 17 July 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

No need for that personal attack on my character Mr Turner. Is it wrong to ask important questions and seek honest answers? Answering requests for info...
Taking Control of Goods (fees) Regulations 2014 - two
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by Paul Smith. Annotated by R Austin on 17 July 2015.

Long overdue.

A previous FOI request I submitted here a couple of years ago elicited the response that specifically Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council has no corpora...
Wigan Council Job Descriptions
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by David Lucas. Annotated by R Austin on 17 July 2015.

Long overdue.

Despite the refusal based on an incorrect presumption of your intent I find it interesting that We, The Public, the inhabitants of the borough, the tax...
Wigan Council Identities
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by A Ratchford. Annotated by R Austin on 6 July 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

Sir, can I suggest you demand that the response identifies an individual that We, The People, can hold publicly accountable? I refer of course to the 7...
Wigan Council Identities
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by A Ratchford. Annotated by R Austin on 29 June 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

Also note that no single person feels compelled to sign off on this half-response with their name and job title. The author chooses instead to be anony...
Wigan Council Identities
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by A Ratchford. Annotated by R Austin on 29 June 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

"As a public body, the Council may be required to disclose this email or any response to it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 unless the inform...
Wigan Council Identities
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by A Ratchford. Annotated by R Austin on 29 June 2015.

Awaiting internal review.

The plot thickens. Yet more subterfuge, muddled answers, ignored questions, and out and out contradictions from what people have been told previously....
Notice of Intended Prosecution
Request to Cumbria Constabulary by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 16 May 2015.

Successful.

Thank you Kinzie,
Corporate Relationship
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 18 December 2014.

Awaiting internal review.

Update. At the Council Tax hearing on 18th November 2014, held in Court 8 at Wigan & Leigh Magistrate's Court, we were faced with a District Judge Fein...
Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 18 December 2014.

Refused.

The responder doesn't even want to leave his or her name. Usually the case when dealing with people who have something to hide. Accountability and tran...
Service Partnership Agreement
Request to Valuation Office Agency by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 18 December 2014.

Refused.

So, we are not allowed to know who or what is demanding council tax from us and taking us to court? Organised crime will love this.
Commercial relationship - Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Request to Greater Manchester Combined Authority by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 18 December 2014.

Partially successful.

Readers may be interested to note that it has been confirmed in an earlier FOI response to me that Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (WMBC) has NO COR...
Corporate Relationship
Request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 9 November 2014.

Awaiting internal review.

Thank you Miss Molly. At a hearing earlier this year this shape-shifting outfit called 'Wigan Council' brought a criminal prosecution to Wigan & Leigh...
Safety camera strategy and risk asessments
Request to Cumbria Constabulary by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 31 August 2014.

Partially successful.

Thank you for your response, as follows: " 12th August 2014 Dear R Austin, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST I refer to your request for informati...
NLAPC's - Recognised Local Authorities
Request to Valuation Office Agency by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 28 August 2014.

Refused.

Under Council Tax (Administration & Enforcement) Regs and Magistrates Court Rules you will note it is SPECIFICALLY the Billing Authority that makes com...
Purpose of the law
Request to Judicial Office for England and Wales by R Austin. Annotated by R Austin on 3 August 2014.

Successful.

I am genuinely gobsmacked by the reply! Ask a farmer what farming is and its purpose and he will be able to tell you without much thought being neede...
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