Alan Dransfield's Blog

Dear Tim Turner,

When you said:-

“I have had to prevent a comment from appearing here because it was a
series of libelous and unfounded allegations.”

I assume you mean my statement about you. Oh well, you obviously don’t have the courage to publish what’s being said
about you.

Whilst I would expect some of my
allegations against the Devon County Council have indeed vexed numerous people, if they had handled my allegations of malfeasance and fraud etc properly and
in accordance with their own complaints procedures they wouldn’t be in this mess now.

It is as clear as day that Devon County Council AND the ICO AND Judge Wikeley have
treated me as vexatious not my FOIA request. Vexatious is an adjective and the
introduction of protean word by an, I am led to believe, unqualified lawyer, Tom Cross, confirms they
don’t have a full understanding of English.

My Upper Tribunal hearing was a test case and neither Cross or Wikeley are language Experts.

To: GRC@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk

Cc: Richard Bailey ; aacpresidentpa@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
; Mark Thorogood

Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:59
AM

Subject: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL DO NOT HAVE A
FOIA POLICY/ EA/2013/0152

First Tier Tribunal

I am somewhat concerned that the Devon County Council does not have an approved FOIA Policy
and Procedure for the FOIA 2000.

This can be verified by a simple ocular inspection of their website where
you will find some reference to FOIA, eg Disclosure Log, complaints etc but there
is NO approved Policy and Procedures for the FOIA Access to Information and
Data..

For example of good law, please the attached Cheshire NHS FOI Policy
and the DCC have no such policy.

Such Policy and Procedures for the FOIA 2000 are a legal obligation.

No wonder the DCC are making so many FOIA mistakes, which is costing the local taxpayers thousands of pounds.

The DCC have a legal obligation to hold an approved FOI policy and
procedures.

If what I say is correct, it would automatically follow that DCC auditors
are not doing their job properly and it would mean the ICO are failing their monitoring duties.

You might find it helpful for the FTT panel to request a copy of the DCC
P&P for the FOIA 2000?

It beggars belief the DCC do not have a FOIA Policy.

For your information action and files

With thanks

Alan M Dransfield

NB Ben Bradshaw MP for Exeter

This is further evidence of criminal negligence by the DCC.