Results 1-14 of 14 for "freedom of information" speaker:Jane Kennedy

Orders of the Day: New Clause 16 — Set-off etc where right to be paid a sum has been transferred (1 Jul 2008) has video

Jane Kennedy: ...through non-statutory routes such as codes of practice and departmental practice. In addition, an array of non-tax legislation—the Human Rights Act 1998, data protection legislation, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the like—also governs the HMRC's relationship with taxpayers and claimants. A charter is intended to support that. The wording of an accessible and useful...

[John Bercow in the Chair] — HMRC (Northern Ireland) (12 Mar 2008)

Jane Kennedy: ...the Northern Ireland Assembly will be involved. The hon. Member for East Londonderry made a couple of points to which I shall respond. He asked about the rental of HMRC offices in Coleraine and the freedom of information request. HMRC cannot release information about the accommodation costs that it pays to Mapeley, the third-party landlord for much of HMRC's estate. The information is...

Written Answers — Treasury: Valuation Office: Video Recordings (8 Jan 2008)

Jane Kennedy: ...for the Agency The new restructured Human Resources Directorate IRRV Conference 2004—Brighton Out and About in Peterborough Andrew Hudson Staff Survey 2004 Head of Customer Services—Freedom of Information Act 2000 A New Year message from Andrew Hudson Staff Survey 2004—Insight into results (Andrew Hudson—CEO) Message from ODPM client (March, 2005) Introducing the...

Written Answers — Treasury: Inheritance Tax: Freedom of Information (19 Nov 2007)

Jane Kennedy: The disclosure made by the Treasury on 8 November 2007 was in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on 15 October 2007. In line with the requirements of the Act, the Treasury aims to answer all requests within 20 working days.

Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Evasion: Telephone Services (8 Oct 2007)

Jane Kennedy: ...advertising campaigns can significantly affect the volume of calls received in any month. HM Revenue and Customs are unable to provide this information. The exemption at section 31(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act on 'law enforcement' also provides an exemption from disclosure in respect of the proportion of calls received resulting in prosecution. Calls received by the Tax...

Written Answers — Treasury: Valuation Office Agency: Freedom of Information (10 Sep 2007)

Jane Kennedy: The main subject for the 211 Freedom of Information Act requests received in 2006 related to Local Taxation Work (160), District Valuer Services (36), Customer Services (5), Human Resources (3) and Miscellaneous (7). In 106 cases the Agency provided the information in full, in 36 cases in part, and in 23 requests the information was not held. In the remaining 46 cases the Agency declined to...

Missed NHS Appointments (3 May 2006)

Jane Kennedy: ...hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) on the entertaining way in which he presented his case, and the industry that he displayed. I was aware that the hon. Gentleman had made requests under freedom of information legislation to various health organisations, and I compliment him on his industry. He is right that this is an important issue: we take it seriously and acknowledge that...

Written Answers — Health: Freedom of Information (20 Jan 2006)

Jane Kennedy: The Department received 660 freedom of information (FOI) applications between the period 1 January 2005 and 30 June 2005. 271 FOI applications took more than 20 days to process. Of these, 20 were requests where the 20 days deadline for response was extended to allow for consideration of the balance of public interest. The Department has received one complaint about the time taken to...

Written Answers — Health: Media Monitoring (17 Jan 2006)

Jane Kennedy: ...covers the print media only. Over the summer of 2005, a summary of media coverage for December 2004 was published as part of the Department's communications research publication scheme under the freedom of information (FOI). Officers considered the merits of different methods of publication for all the research, including the Department's Library and its website. The Department's website...

Written Answers — Health: Media Monitoring (9 Jan 2006)

Jane Kennedy: ...more effectively. In August 2005, the Department published summaries of its national and regional media evaluation and has promised to repeat this every six months as part of its wider commitment to freedom of information. The Department uses its analysis as above, including highlighting inaccuracies in health reporting that can be harmful to public health and sharing analysis with local...

Written Answers — Health: Departmental Guidance (Evidence/Documentary Access) (20 Dec 2005)

Jane Kennedy: ...in the Department for Constitutional Affairs' Devolution Guidance Note number 12 Attendance of UK Ministers and Officials at Committees of the devolved legislatures", and the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. The principles underlying the provision of information to House of Commons Select Committees are set out in Departmental Evidence and Response to Select Committees",...

Written Answers — Health: Freedom of Information Act (20 Dec 2005)

Jane Kennedy: The Department received 900 freedom of information (FOI) applications between the period 1 January and 30 September 2005. Of these, 31 had their deadline extended beyond 20 working days to allow consideration of the balance of public interest. There were 147 requests where the balance of public interest favoured withholding the information. The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is...

Written Answers — Health: Commercial Confidentiality (29 Nov 2005)

Jane Kennedy: ...confidential information the commercial sensitivity of that information is assessed on a case by case basis at the time the request for disclosure is made, against the criteria set out in the Freedom of Information Act (2000). The Freedom of Information Act 2000 became effective on 1 January 2005. The information requested on the release of such information is not readily available and...

Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 14 — Belfast (No. 2) (26 Mar 2003)

Ms Jane Kennedy: ...out its functions. As the sub-groups will carry out a number of independent functions, we believe that it is appropriate for each one to be designated in its own right for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. Hon. Members will note that the latter designation automatically brings sub-groups in their own right...