Category Archives: FoI Requests

Public FoI requests made via www.whatdotheyknow.com

Tribunal decision – ‘Personal Privacy’ trumps the wellbeing of Wirral’s learning disabled citizens

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

UPDATE 1st June 2013 A judge and two tribunal members unanimously decided that the data privacy of 2 senior abusers trumped the welfare and wellbeing of any number of disabled persons in the future. Shame on them. 18th October 2013 Here’s the … Continue reading →

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UPDATED ~ Wirral Borough Council's Ex-CEO, Steve Maddox. Controversial early departure

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

UPDATE   December 2012 This request appeared on the ICO’s highlights for the year 2012, in the NORTH WEST section: http://www.ico.gov.uk/news/latest_news/2012/ico-highlights-information-revealed-by-foi-in-your-area-20122012.aspx 18th February 2012 This week, I received an important and favourable Decision Notice from the Information Commissioner – here 13 … Continue reading →

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FoI / DP Gagging clauses – Did the Information Commissioner use them in its own compromise agreements?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Wirral In It Together

Full marks to this FoI requester – for using WhatDoTheyKnow to take a thorny issue to the heart of the ICO – the UK regulating body, overseeing information and data.  On the surface, this request may seem cheeky / provocative … Continue reading →

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Use of the FOI / DP Gagging Clause – some UK Local Authorities publicly frown upon it

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Wirral In It Together

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 →

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#FoI Request 005/11 ~ Cheshire West and Chester – Register of Senior Officers’ Personal Interests

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Wirral In It Together

Senior Officers – a Requirement to Declare and Register Personal Interests This request was updated by Cheshire West and Chester Council on 30th August, with some very good news. My internal review has been upheld.  The council had failed to … Continue reading →

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#FoI Request 010/11 ~ Fuel Poverty Advisory Group

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Wirral In It Together

The Fuel Poverty Advisory Group is sponsored by DECC (Department for Energy and Climate Change). The spiel on the website goes: “The Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG) for England is an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body, sponsored by DECC and comprising … Continue reading →

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#FoI request 003/11 ~ Suffolk County Council – Departure of former Chief Executive Andrea Hill – Matters arising

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Wirral In It Together

Departure of former Chief Executive Andrea Hill – Matters arising Following the above FoI request (003/11) I lodged on 4th July 2011, an answer arrived on 9th August.  Andy Bloxham of The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday evening on the history surrounding this and … Continue reading →

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How can an employer remove your statutory #FOI querying rights? Read all about it here…

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Wirral In It Together

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 →

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#FoI request ~ for Compromise Agreements and "gagging clauses" – January 2011

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Wirral In It Together

Hello This blog is based around Freedom of Information News, and also my own #FoI requests.  It will comment on recent events (no talk of zombies or alien invaders – that’s left to others), and will list and explore some of the requests I’ve … Continue reading →

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