Monthly Archives: October 2013

More added ~ #FoI ~ Wirral Council ~ Links to all my ICO Decision Notices

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

SCORES ON THE DOORS: Decision Notices issued: 13 Complaints upheld: 14 Complaints not upheld: 3 There are more DNs in the pipeline… 27th August 2014 (Original request lodged 7 months prior to this on 22nd January 2014 Summary: The complainant … Continue reading →

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UPDATED ~ Post ICO “vexatious” mauling – #WirralFail Council have coughed . No sign of ICO Decision Notice

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

SCROLL DOWN FOR LATEST NEWS… My FoI request, asking for information about former Chief Internal Auditor, David Garry, was not vexatious. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/departure_of_chief_internal_audi More importantly, I, Paul Cardin, was not being “obsessive”, as deemed by a council solicitor – or whoever … Continue reading →

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#FoI request – Payouts to Officers of Wirral Council

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/payouts_to_officers_of_wirral_co/new From: Paul Cardin 6 October 2013 Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Please browse to Wirral Leaks, an increasingly popular Wirral-based blog, and to the post dated 5th October 2013, entitled: “Bullying Is An Ugg-ly Business” http://wirralleaks.wordpress.com/2013/10… This blog has been … Continue reading →

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Scandal-torn Wirral Council, has no “External Investigations Policy”.

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

4th October 2013 Some unsettling news arrived today, tucked away in an email from the Information Commissioner’s Office.  This revelation concerns a Freedom of Information request placed 16 months ago, way back in May 2012.  Wirral Council and the ICO have corresponded on it recently… PROTECT … Continue reading →

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UPDATE ~ #FoI ~ When is an undertaking, er… not necessarily an undertaking…?

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

When it’s been handed to Wirral Council? Here’s an email I sent to Graham “Mistakes” Burgess, Wirral’s Chief Executive on 25th September 2013… From: Paul C Sent: 25 September 2013 21:57 To: ‘Burgess, Graham’ Subject: Freedom of Information undertaking. A public … Continue reading →

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My respect for hardworking people has rocketed

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

During this Conservative Conference, my respect for hardworking people who do the decent thing, and assassinate a politician has rocketed — Wirral In It 2gether (@Wirral_In_It) October 1, 2013

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