M Smith to Wirral Borough Council:
Wirral Borough Council is breaking the law, as it has not responded to my Freedom of Information request within the allotted period.
I am extremely dissatisfied that I have not even received an acknowledgement of my request, and I now request an internal review of the Council's handling of it.
My FOI request is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...Yours faithfully
Wirral Borough Council to M Smith:
Good Morning,
Apologies for the delay in responding, you are correct that your request is overdue as it was due up yesterday. I will make further enquiries and get back to you today regarding the progress of your request.
The Council does not routinely acknowledge requests and it is not a requirement of the legislation to do so. If a requestor specifically requested an acknowledgement then we would of course send one.
Kind Regards
Wirral Borough Council to M Smith:
Good Afternoon,
Further to my email below. The Independent Investigation was done by the North West Employers, I am just awaiting confirmation of the full amount paid to them and this will be available to me tomorrow. I will then be in a position to email you a full reply, and I thank you for your patience in this matter.
There were no separate associated legal costs, as the legal work was all done in house by Wirral Council Employees.
Kind Regards
M Smith to Wirral Borough Council:
Thank you for your belated response.
You say "The Council does not routinely acknowledge requests and it is not a requirement of the legislation to do so."
As you have confirmed, your response, which would have served as an acknowledgement, was overdue, hence my request for a review being prompted by this site.
I await the full details in response to my request with great interest.
Yours sincerely
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