Tag Archives: ICO

Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has a very dim view of Wirral Council

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

I’ve just spotted this interesting contribution that was posted on the web recently – on 13th February 2013. It’s a link to the UK Freedom of Information blog, a regular posting on all things FoI from The Campaign for Freedom … Continue reading →

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UPDATED – 345 English Councils’ compromise agreements – with gagging clauses – How did your council score?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

https://wirralinittogether.blog/2020/11/27/some-genuinely-toxic-individuals-are-still-overseeing-the-appointment-of-crooked-senior-officers-at-wirral-council-where-will-it-all-end/ *STOP PRESS* 3rd April 2016 BBC Radio 5 Live Investigates are covering compromise agreements today at 11AM.  Link to details here: Radio 5 Live Investigates – Settlement Agreements and Gagging Clauses 2nd April 2013 – The Daily Telegraph publishes … Continue reading →

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Fine words – but with Wirral Council, they’re always a hostage to fortune

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

Here’s a link to a fine Wirral Council document.  ‘Fine’ because its stuffed with nice sounding, positive words – strong, decisive ones.  Only later – much later – to be revealed as shitty, deceitful and hollow.  The abusive council which promised … Continue reading →

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CONFIRMED – 62 Wirral Councillors now registered with the ICO – but YOU are paying…

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

dav Back in early October, following the publishing of my email address without permission on a group of Wirral Councillors’ website, I decided to make enquiries and find out how many of our then 66 councillors were registered as ‘data … Continue reading →

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Compromise Agreements ~ Their Impact on Equal Pay Claims

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

A landmark judgment was announced recently by the UK Supreme Court, allowing equal pay claims to be brought in the Civil Courts, where in the past the only route was through the Employment Tribunal: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/25/victory-birmingham-equal-pay?newsfeed=true A key factor in this decision … Continue reading →

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UPDATED – Analysis of 14 Freedom of Information requests to Wirral Council – verdict is not good…

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

I don’t profess to be an expert where Data & Information Governance are concerned.  I have a layman’s self-taught appreciation of FOIA and DPA.  Experts will find fault in the following analysis, but I hope I’ve covered the basics OK.  … Continue reading →

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Wirral Council to be monitored AGAIN for poor performance by Information Commissioner

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

‘TIMELINESS’ 21st December 2012 As Christmas approaches, it was announced today that Wirral Council are one of only 4 public bodies to face a three month period of ICO monitoring, commencing in January 2013.  They are the only English Council … Continue reading →

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UPDATED – Concealing malpractice / enabling abuse with a Compromise Agreement / Gagging Clause

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

FoI and Local Authority Gagging Clauses In October 2009, a council employee, in dispute and soon to lose his job, opted to sign a compromise agreement.  The document and its terms were placed before him, as a ‘full and final … Continue reading →

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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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