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UK Freedom of Information Act. Constitutional Omission of Section 14(1)

For the Attention of: The Rt Hon Speaker of the House of Commons The Rt Hon the Lord Speaker The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Dear Sirs, Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Constitutional Omission of Section 14(1) I write … Continue reading

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Sustained Conflict of Interest. Alex Ganotis

Clerk to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee House of Commons London SW1A 0AA 📧 Email: pacac@parliament.uk Dear Members of the PACAC Committee, Re: Complaint Regarding Conflict of Interest – Alex Ganotis (ICO Manager and Stockport Council Leader) I … Continue reading

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3rd July 2025. Freedom of Information. A Section 14 Vexatious Decision is overturned in court. Is the worm turning?

[Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback] [DONATE] First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) >> Burton v Information Commissioner & Anor [2025] UKFTT 806 (GRC) (03 July 2025)URL: https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKFTT/GRC/2025/806.htmlCite as: [2025] UKFTT 806 (GRC) [New … Continue reading

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Wirral Council have labelled six of Birkenhead Market Trader Alan Featherstone’s Freedom of Information requests “VEXATIOUS”, even though many of his allegations are well-founded and he has been vindicated inside an internal Wirral Council investigation, recently reported upon in the local media. Alan is now rightfully appealing to the Information Commissioner and I believe he has a very strong case.

Here is Alan’s latest letter to Wirral Council: Dear Wirral Council On December 20, 2023, I received a message and report from Mark Niblock, the Chief Internal Auditor, concerning the comprehensive eighteen-month Birkenhead Market International Audit Investigation that I had … Continue reading

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Discretionary Housing Payments. Wirral Council foreseeably and avoidably broke the law for 18 months

Links to previous Discretionary Housing Payments posts: FOI Request to Wirral Council ~ Discretionary Housing Payments UPDATE: Leaked Wirral Council email: Discretionary Housing Payments Unlawful for 18 Months “Most Improved” Wirral Council. Breaking the law on Discretionary Housing Payments – … Continue reading

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Direct Telephone Numbers for Heads of Service at Wirral Council

14th May 2015 I’ve been questioned in the past for being overly-critical and not reporting any positive developments regarding my local council.   Well, let’s put these concerns to bed by publishing the above; a list of the names of all Wirral Council … Continue reading

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Paul Cardin appears on www.bastionradio.com

6th April 2015 The other day I was invited onto Bastion Radio, a Bristol-based up and coming internet service run by Mike West and Kai Holloway. They’d seen a few of my tweets and posts and were interested in hearing all about … Continue reading

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The Information Commissioner Defends a Broken, Basket Case Council

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Are Wirral Council breaching the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000?

7th May 2014 Please read the following article in a recent Wirral Globe, in particular the subsequent comments, where there is much detailed information on the subject of interception or filtering of emails: wirralglobe.co.uk – 2nd May 2014 Here’s my latest FoI … Continue reading

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Are Wirral’s 66 elected members beyond democratic scrutiny? Apparently, yes…

12th December 2013 I’ve had an answer to the FoI request below and have updated the article here It’s now being appealed to the Information Commissioner’s Office. 24th April 2013 I placed this Freedom of Information request in late March … Continue reading

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