Freedom of Information requests

Request: FOI 5009

FOI request for the names and ranks/grades of all employees at the Commission who are Common Purrpose 'graduates'

Request: FOI 4409

FOI request regarding the 2006 North Wiltshire District Council Parish Council Review

Request: FOI 3909

FOi request in relation to the proposals for the Unitary Authority of Norfolk, the total amount of public funds that have been spent on this process to date including the costs of the Court Actions.

Request: FOI 3709

FOI request for the email addresses of all political parties registered with the Commission AND do Parliamentary Candidates and appointees to The Electoral Commission have to declare their interests in secret societies for example the Freemasons?

Request: FOI 3409

FOI request relating to the process used by the Commission in the Aleander investigation

Request: FOI 2909

FOI request for copies of all information that the Commission holds (to include diary entries, email correspondence, meeting notes and records of telephone conversations) that record any discussions, considerations, meetings and communication that the Boundary Committee, its officers or any other officials have had relating to its consideration of the South Devon and Dartmoor unitary proposal, since the publication of revised guidance by the Department of Communities and Local Government in December 2008.

Request: FOI 2709

In the past the Electoral Commission have instigated a meeting with officials of the Methodist Church to discuss their activities in relation to organisations such as the British National Party. Would you disclose: a) All peperwork, notes of meetings and telephone calls, that led to that meeting being set up; b) The Electoral Commission's record of that meeting; c) The Electoral Commission's subsequent response to any complainant, if appropriate, d) Any other activity by the Electoral Commission in relation to any other Christian denomination or organisation expressing concern at the activities of extremist organisations such as the British National Party.

Request: FOI 2609

FOI request for information (including emails and meeting minutes) which show consideration by the Boundary Committee (or a sub committee, the review project team, or relevant senior officers) of any proposals for a model of local government in Suffolk comprising three unitary authorities. This may be the East Suffolk, West Suffolk and Ipswich model proposed by Suffolk Coastal District Council; the East Suffolk, West Suffolk and "North Haven" model proposed by St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Forest Heath District Council and Waveney District Council; or any other model covering the period: 26 September (the end of stage 3) to 18 March (when the final proposals were published).

Request: FOI 2509

FOI request for the details of the amount and costs associated with publicity, information provision and advertising, including but not limited to, the following for the previous year (2008/09) and planned for the next year (2009/10)

Request: FOI 1809

FOI request for an organisation chart for the ICT, Finance and Marketing Department

Request: FOI 1209

FOI request for all correspondence between the Electoral Commission Chief Executive or letters on its behalf and the two organisations known as the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme and the Police Service Parliamentary Scheme in respect of exemption of declarations of funding and sponsorship of MPs who are on those schemes and other related matters for the period January 2008 to January 2009

Request: FOI 1009

FOI request for legal definition of a 'Third Party Campaign group' that is used by the electoral commission as the basis of its registration of such bodies during the European elections - also: Who in the electoral commission makes the decision that a body is a 'Third Party campaign' group that should be allowed to register as a third party campaign group?On what grounds is that decision made and what investigations are undertaken by the electoral commission as to whether the group that applies for registration is in fact a legitimate third party campaigner before such registration status is granted.What is the procedure to appeal the status of a third party group allowed to register by the electoral commission?Does the fact that an organisation is in receipt of public funds, works with the labour party, organises events with the labour party, is funded by trades unions that also donate to the labour party and also organises workshops that state in their programmes that they are intent on assisting the labour party vote mean that such an organisation cannot claim third party campaign status with the electoral commission?Does the electoral commission regard the donations of money to a specific political party eg the labour party from a trade union political fund as evidence that the trade union should not be allowed to register as a Third Party Campaign group in electionsWhat are the full legal criteria for a body to be classified and evaluated as a Third Party campaign group as per the statutory definition of a third party campaign group under the PPERA. Copies of all internal correspondence with the government and all departments of the government that concern the issue of Third Party Campaign Groups in elections All copies of all correspondence, files, documents, e mails and legal advice within the electoral commission that concern the registration of the following organisations;All trades unions allowed to register as third party campaign groupsSearchlight registering as a third party campaign groupHope Not Hate registering as third party campaign groupThe Unite Against Fascism registering as third party campaign group

Request: FOI 3809

FOI request regarding Lord Ashcroft, Bearwood and political donations

Request: FOI 3609

FOi request to provide an analysis of the total amount of lost deposits for the UK for the last European Election and the amount of lost deposits for the last general election. Also, to investigate and provide the comparison of deposits amounts and deposits lost in UK compared with other European countries?

Request: FOI 3209

FOI request for information to the following questions: how much money was spent by the Electoral commission on the provision of all translation into languages other than English - including translating and publishing documents, as well as interpreting services, in the financial years 2003/4, 2006/07 and 2008/09? Did the Commission engage with other authorities to share resources concerning the translation of documents in the financial year 2008/09? For translated documents made available online during the financial year 2008/09, please provide a breakdown of how many times these were accessed? What languages in 2008/2009 were translated? Please submit this list in descending order from the most translated language down to the least

Request: FOI 3509

FOI request for immediate access to the SDLP ( SDLP refers to South Dorset Labour Party, not the party, the SDLP) Accounts which, now they have been submitted to the Electoral Commission, are a public document

Request: FOI 4209

FOI request for a copy of the agendas, minutes and any papers related to the meetings held by the Boundary Committee on 11/12 November 2008 and the 20 November 2008, with regard to the Norfolk review.

Request: FOI 3109

FOI request for answers to the following questions: How many of the 646 MPs are registered on electoral rolls anonymously? How many other eligible voters are registered anonymous broken down by the four statutory categories? If this information is not held what are the reasons for the Electoral Commission not holding it? Is a periodic review carried out by the Electoral Commission of the approved applications for anonymous registration up and down the country to ensure standardisation and that the system is not being abused?

Request: FOI 2809

FOI request for the following information: how many people have been charged for not providing their details to the Electoral Commission since the law changed on registration in 2005? How many successful prosecutions have there been on a year by year basis? In relation to the case of Ian Withers (fined 1p for not providing a national insurance number), how much did it cost to pursue this case?Minutes and documents from the meeting in which it was decided to prosecute Mr. Withers

Request: FOI 12308

FOI request for methodology used by boundary committee for aggregation; its communications with independent consultants; the issue of affordability; consideration of Norwich City Council’s original proposal for unitary local government in Norfolk etc