ScarletPimpernel
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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 211)
NHS England approval for extensions to non-executive director terms of office
Response by NHS England to ScarletPimpernel on .
Awaiting classification
Dear John Taylor-Brace,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request, received on 14
March 2025.
Your request
You made the fo...
Agreed process for agreeing the appointment of Local Authority Governors to WUTH
Response by Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Our Ref: LLB/LG/JT/Access.91157-09-24
Dear Mr Brace,
Please find attached our respo...
Agreed process for agreeing the appointment of Local Authority Governors to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to ScarletPimpernel on .
Information not held
Dear Mr Brace
We apologise for the delay in responding to your enquiry in which you
asked:
Page 56, Annex 5 of the constitution of Wirral Universi...
Attachment, Trauma and Mental Health Audit
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to ScarletPimpernel on .
Information not held
Dear Mr Brace
We refer to your email of 4 January 2024 which has been treated as an
internal review request. You stated:
(a) you haven...
OFSTED inspection report - Women's Enterprising Breakthrough
Response by Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills to ScarletPimpernel on .
Information not held
Dear Mr Brace,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Based on the information you have provided, we have not been able to identify any Ofsted registration for...
Merseyside Mass Fatality Plan & the Local Resilience Forum Extra Death Plan
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Dear Mr Brace
We write further to your recent Freedom of Information enquiry in which
you requested the following 2 documents –
(i) Me...
signed minutes (Budget Meeting - Liverpool City Region Combined Authority) 21st January 2022
Response by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Dear Mr Brace
Thank you for your recent request made under the Freedom of Information
Act.
Please find attached a copy of the signed minut...
copy of restrictive covenants made between Wirral Borough Council and Leonora Jennings dated 11th April 1988
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to ScarletPimpernel on .
Information not held
Dear Mr Brace
We write in response to your email of 9 August 2022 in which you expressed
dissatisfaction with the Council’s response to your enq...
running costs (Upton JobCentre Plus) February 2022 to April 2022
Response by Department for Work and Pensions to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Dear John Brace,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 11th
June.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
DWP Centra...
Chief Constables' Council agenda and minutes (January 2022) and "Diversity Within the Executive" report
Response by National Police Chiefs' Council to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Good afternoon,
Please find attached the NPCC response to your Freedom of Information
request.
Kind regards
Fiona Greenlees
[1][email addr...
minutes of HMCTS Media Working Group (2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018)
Response by HM Courts and Tribunals Service to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Dear Mr Brace
Please see attached response to your FOIA request dated 9 March 2022.
Regards
HMCTS Communications Team
Disclo...
communications with Grant Thornton about objection to the accounts of the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police (20/21 fy) & Officer of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (20/21 fy)
Response by Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Dear Mr Brace
Further to your request for information dated 19 February 2022, please
find our response attached.
Regards
Andrew Chap...
Register of healthcare professionals (paramedics), records and record retention period
Response by Health and Care Professions Council to ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Our Ref. FR07352
Dear John Brace
Thank you for your email dated 12 December 2021, in which you ask for
information regarding the reten...
Geographical map showing SSCS (Social Security and Child Support) regions
Response by HM Courts and Tribunals Service to ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Dear John Brace,
Please see attached response to your request for an internal review.
Kind regards
Daniel Canning
Operations Manage...
driving test history (UK) (1935-1990)
Response by Department for Transport to ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
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Police Station and Basic Command Unit area that correspond to codes A and A1
Response by Merseyside Police to ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Dear Mr John Brace,
I write in connection to your Freedom Of Information request that
Merseyside Police received on 29/11/2021, reference SH-2021-13...
Contract between HMCTS & OCS Group UK Limited for court security for court buildings in England and Wales
Response by HM Courts and Tribunals Service to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Good afternoon,
Please see attached FOIA internal review outcome.
Regards,
Disclosure Team
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
Lo...
copy of private document pack (pages 1-30) for Council meeting of 11th August 2021 (Hoylake Golf Resort Development Agreement)
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Refused
I have appealed this decision to ICO today (24th October 2021) on multiple grounds and a decision by ICO is expected at some point in 2022.
Current numbers of Judges, Medically Qualified Members and Disability Qualified First-tier Tribunal Members appointed to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support)
Response by Judicial Office for England and Wales to ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Dear John Brace
Please see the attached response to your FOI request.
Many thanks
Judicial HR
Judicial Office
10^th Floor, Th...
Current numbers of Judges, Medically Qualified Members and Disability Qualified First-tier Tribunal Members appointed to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support)
Response by Judicial Appointments Commission to ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Mr Brace
Morning and further to me email of 15^th July, please see attached letter
for your consideration.
Yours sincerely
Ian T...
Celtic Manor report to Business Overview and Scrutiny Committee (27th June 2019)
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Long overdue
The due diligence report (Appendix B) is now published here https://johnbrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Celtic-Manor-Appendix-B-Exempt.pdf .
Memorandum of Understanding between Max Caller CBE and Merseyside Police
Response by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Our reference: 10252728
Information request
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Memorandum of Understanding between Max Caller CBE and Merseyside Police
Response by Merseyside Police to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Dear Mr. Brace,
Response - FOIA Application - DJ 2021 - 0130 MERPOL (please quote in all
correspondence)
I write in connection with your r...
reports to Appointments and Disciplinary Committee (25th January 2021)
Internal review request sent to Liverpool City Council by ScarletPimpernel on .
Awaiting internal review
I am requesting an internal review of Liverpool City Council's handling of this information request for the reason listed below.
The request was made...
objections to disposal of land/use for retail development and ancillary uses (Land off Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral) (PAR/LHRAM/33687)
Response by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council to ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Dear Mr Brace
Email response: 2 of 2 -attachments 26-45
Thank you for your recent enquiry that has been processed in accordance
with the Envir...
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Lauries Centre Birkenhead MP Office and adverts, and other unrelated signs
Information not held
Hi,
It's up to you how you deal with this request, however the reason you're not getting a response to your follow up FOIA request is Wirral Council...
Brace v Information Commissioner and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority - EA/2016/0054
Partially successful
Just as by way of completeness though, that wasn't the original costs decision (dated 31st October 2016).
The original costs decision had the party...
Brace v Information Commissioner and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority - EA/2016/0054
Partially successful
Hi J Roberts,
Thanks for your request.
I am the Brace referred to.
Unfortunately you haven't had a proper response to this request.
However...
Cost benefit analysis for £3.7m grant to Housing 21
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Timothy Watson. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Long overdue
Hi Tim,
Try https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/documents/s50072392/180121%20ECH%20Capital%20FINAL%20GH.pdf instead, you're right the link provided was...
Environmental Committee Meeting Minutes for 2019
Awaiting classification
Hi,
The Environment, Climate Change and Transport Committee was only first created by Wirral Council on 28th September 2020, when Wirral Council cha...
Environmental Committee Meeting Minutes for 2019
Awaiting classification
Hi,
If by that you mean Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee - links to minutes of the meetings held in 2019 can be found here https://democr...
copy of private document pack (pages 1-30) for Council meeting of 11th August 2021 (Hoylake Golf Resort Development Agreement)
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Refused
I have appealed this decision to ICO today (24th October 2021) on multiple grounds and a decision by ICO is expected at some point in 2022.
Celtic Manor report to Business Overview and Scrutiny Committee (27th June 2019)
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Long overdue
The due diligence report (Appendix B) is now published here https://johnbrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Celtic-Manor-Appendix-B-Exempt.pdf .
Celtic Manor report to Business Overview and Scrutiny Committee (27th June 2019)
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Long overdue
The first part of this request (the Committee report) is now published in unredacted form here https://johnbrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Celtic-...
Celtic Manor report to Business Overview and Scrutiny Committee (27th June 2019)
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Long overdue
Wirral Council have withdrawn their appeal, but at the time of writing not provided all the information requested.
A list of communications with Lidl
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Timothy Watson. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Refused
Hi Tim,
As you probably already know, Wirral Council's performance in responding to information requests has been way down since well March 2020....
Hoylake Golf Resort
Successful
Thanks for making this request to Wirral Council Josie.
A partial answer to question [2] can be found in the minutes of the Wirral Council Business...
Below are links to 4 invoices paid by Merseyside Police to Lancashire Constabulary in the 2019-20 financial year (the amounts vary but are all between...
Celtic Manor report to Business Overview and Scrutiny Committee (27th June 2019)
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Long overdue
This request resulted in ICO decision notice IC-48238-Y0D6 dated 15th December 2020 - https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2020/...
background papers for decision on public space protection orders in West Kirby and New Brighton
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Here are links to the 2 equality impact assessments published on Wirral Council's website:-
West Kirby Public Spaces Protection Order Equality Impact...
NJVG Funding & Phasing Plan Approval
Successful
The link to the Wirral Council Cabinet agenda item is incorrect as that link would only work on Wirral Council's intranet, it should read https://democ...
Audit Committee agenda, draft minutes and reports (18th March 2020)
Request to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Refused
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have responded to this internal review request in response to a different FOI request here https://www.whatdotheykno...
Future major outbreaks of disease
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by John H Hutchinson. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Partially successful
Although the paper edition of Wirral View ended in October 2019, the website carried on after this date at https://wirralview.com/ . Hope that clears i...
Reports on Upton & West Kirby fire stations
Request to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Further costs directions were issued in June 2020, see https://johnbrace.com/further-costs-directions-issued-in-ea-2016-0054-brace-v-information-commis...
NJVG Development Agreement
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by John H Hutchinson. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Here's a direct link to a zipped file that contains images of all pages - https://johnbrace.com/CCF12022018_00000.zip .
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NJVG Development Agreement
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by John H Hutchinson. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Sorry that first link is just to the first 25 A4 pages, I later published the rest of it here https://johnbrace.com/whats-in-wirral-councils-96-page-ho...
NJVG Development Agreement
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by John H Hutchinson. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
Hi John Hutchinson,
The requirement of the consent order in that case was to disclose the partially redacted contract to myself (John Brace) who had...
Alex Croft meetings with Lawrence Kenwright and wirral council
Awaiting classification
Wouldn't this request have been better made to Liverpool City Council rather than neighbouring Wirral Council? I thought those mentioned had more to do...
Reports on Upton & West Kirby fire stations
Request to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Successful
The Upper Tribunal decision has since been published and can be viewed by following the link at the following page:-
https://www.gov.uk/administrativ...
Celtic Manor report to Business Overview and Scrutiny Committee (27th June 2019)
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by ScarletPimpernel. Annotated by ScarletPimpernel on .
Long overdue
Appealed to ICO over lack of response on 11.11.2019.