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Category Archives: Cheshire West FoI ban
UPDATE ~ A (strange) response is now in… Dear Information Commissioner’s Blog…
From: Paul C Sent: 15 August 2013 13:12 To: ‘blog@ico.org.uk’ Subject: Enforcement Dear ICO blog, “To send a person’s financial records to the wrong fax number once is careless. To do so continually, despite being aware of the problem, is … Continue reading
Opinion of Senior Counsel, Hugh Tomlinson QC, on Freedom of Information ban by Cheshire West and Chester Council –
Following Cheshire West & Chester Council’s hideously misconceived “ban” on my statutory FoI and personal Data Protection querying rights, the time has come to release the opinion of Senior Counsel Hugh Tomlinson QC, who has granted his permission. This “ban” … Continue reading
Posted in Cheshire West FoI ban, Workplace trouble
Tagged #QuackCWaC, Alan McKie, compromise agreements, contract law, FoI request, freedom of information, Freedom of Information ban, Gagging Clause, Hugh Tomlinson QC, independent legal advice, Matrix Chambers, Paul Cardin, Simon Goacher, Staffing Committee, ultra vires, whatdotheyknow.com
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Use of the FOI / DP Gagging Clause – some UK Local Authorities publicly frown upon it
Actual UK Local Authority quotes on the use of FOI / DP related “gagging clauses” Both Cheshire West and Chester Council and Brent Borough Council have used a “gagging clause” within a compromise agreement to prevent former employees from getting … Continue reading
Posted in Cheshire West FoI ban, FoI Requests
Tagged #QuackCWaC, Brent Borough Council, DPA, FOIA, freedom of information, Gagging Clause, Halton Borough Council, Harborough District Council, Harrogate Borough Council, Information Commissioner, Malvern Hills District Council, South Norfolk District Council, South Ribble Borough Council, Uttlesford District Council, West Berkshire Council
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How can an employer remove your statutory #FOI querying rights? Read all about it here…
10th December 2012 Word reaches me that Simon Goacher, #QuackCWaC Head of Legal and ‘Democratic’ Services, he of the undemocratic, unscrutinised FOI / DP ban (see below) that they sought to impose on me when I left the council back … Continue reading
Posted in Cheshire West FoI ban, FoI Requests
Tagged #QuackCWaC, Bill Norman, compromise agreements, Councillor Alan McKie, Councillor Justin Madders, Councillor Mike Jones, DPA, FoI / DP Ban, FOIA, Gotcha, Hugh Tomlinson QC, Human Rights Act, Information Commissioner, Simon Goacher, Wirral Council
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