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Petition update, 18 August 2008

More details from petition creator

The statutory prohibitions referred to above are an anachronism that allows the Local Government Ombudsman to refuse the release of facts to complainants that have been obtained from Councils, during an investigation of a complaint. This is contrary to both natural law, and entitlement to full disclosure in the normal judicial process. Consequently refusal to provide information under these absolute exemptions, to a complainant, is a breach of the complainant's human rights. In any case, this information can be obtained from the Councils, as they have no absolute exemption whatsoever under the Freedom of Information Act. The Local Government Ombudsman's absolute exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act, therefore, are both anachronistic and redundant.

The removal of these absolute exemptions would put a stop to the practices detailed below:

ODPM: Local Government and the Regions Committee: The Role and effectiveness of the Local Government Ombudsman for England - Eleventh Report of session 2004-2005, published 7 April 2005.

It would also promote open investigations with a consequent improvement in Council efficiency and service delivery.

Current signatories

Keith Edmunds, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Tracey
• John Holden
• A Johnson
• Trevor Nunn LGO Watcher
• Pauline Nunn LGO victim
• Mr Illingworth psow.co.uk
• T Johnson LGO Watcher
• Gary Powell
• Ben Parish
• Peter Angus Ross
• Steve Webb
• T Ezekpo
• Maria Dawson
• epatterson
• Trixie Lye
• B Kelly
• T. Morgan
• Dick King
• S King
• Jeff
• James
• Albert Hurwood,National Vigilante Organisation
• h. lewis
• John Talbot
• dp
• David Sneath
• E Rogers
• David Ryan
• Martin Brighton
• Jane Margaret Micklethwaite
• Lawrence Johnston
• Edward Scholes
• Margaret A Dyke
• Mr Raymond Ashley
• James Dey
• Paul Abraham
• CHRISTINE JONES
• Cllr P E Mates CC
• KEITH TOWNROW
• Cllr Tamsin Williams
• Tom Glynn
• John Lewis
• Muriel Lewis
• Sharon Sims
• Sandy Angove
• Marie Broderick
• Yacov Lev
• Colin Revell
• Audrey Martin
• Brenda Prentice
• Adrian C Nash
• Linda Wickenden
• G W Thomas
• charlotte bronwen jones
• TREVOR FAIRMINER
• Chris Wesley
• Diana Lewin,LGO victim
• Tony Carpenter
• Dr Lewis Mates
• Chris Harte
• Clive Harris
• Benjamin Bywaters
• ddawson
• D L Dawson
• Eric Krieger
• john mckenna
• Gerry Rice
• Adrian Whyatt
• Ann Jones
• Ronald T Dodson
• Peter Roberts
• Cllr.Mario Fonk
• Monica Waud
• R Lloyd-Williams
• Richard Murphy
• Mark Hopkins
• Simon Fulford
• John Otway Cave
• Cyril Tomline
• Corrine
• Gerald Martin
• Trevor Goodchild
• andrew jenkins
• Ian Johnston
• Ishbel Thomson
• Dr Tony Ashton
• bruce kelly
• alexandra land
• PAULINE CHILES
• michael coughlin
• John West
• S Chiles
• Steve Dale-gilvear
• George bartram
• George Brougham-Pickard
• Malcolm Debono
• Clive Washbourne
• Ross Clement
• David Herold
• Ruth Lewarne
• eur. ing. richard townsend-rose
• Tim Davey
• Gregor Hamilton
• Christine French
• Frank R French
• Barbara Scholes
• Hugh McKerrell
• Paul Davies
• Hilary Lacaille
• Charles Lacaille
• Tony Winter
• Alan Johnson
• Terry Adie
• Stuart HARDWICKE CARRUTHERS
• Jane CARRUTHERS
• Henry HARDWICKE CARRUTHERS
• Alice HARDWICKE CARRUTHERS
• Tilly HARDWICKE CARRUTHERS
• Philip HARDWICKE CARRUTHERS
• C. Elliott
• Kathryn Kedzley
• Peter Kedzley
• Colin Martin
• anne robertson
• VICKY GRAY 08BULLYING
• Oliver Carruthers
• Mark Austin
• Kevin Rendel
• Jacqueline Rendel
• William Fribbence
• john webb
• Peter Scholes
• Philip Howard
• david jones
• Alexis
• Andrea J Chee
• Angela Gregory
• Tim Gregory
• PamelaSingh
• Gillian Lithgow
• David Gooch
• june wood
• kenneth williams
• Dr. Therese Jolliffe
• Robert Ellis
• Venk Shenoi
• Jad Adams
• Daniel Darbon
• Paula Powell
• George Burden
• John-Paul Powell
• Mercedes de Dunewic
• George McKinstry
• John Murphy
• Lady Petersen
• Prof MJE Cooley
• Shirley Cooley
• caroline pattison
• Emma Hanson
• Stephen Hardcastle
• lewis orchard
• tony barnett
• A Richards
• Robin Brtadford
• Faye Langston
• Thomas Hale
• wendy williams
• mick dear
• Michael Wiffen (mensaid.com)
• Jamie Gratton
• Max Herbert
• Patricia Gravell
• David Munroe
• Les Simpson
• Thomas Kempster
• Caswell Andrew
• martin humphrey
• Ben Lewis
• Harold Nuttall
• John Gardner
• Tony Hider
• R Acland
• J Grant
• Gary Bagshott
• P Morley
• Mary A Edson-Stewart
• Kate Gibbs
• Philip Rowland
• Elizabeth Blackman
• Adam Sandell
• edward camilleri
• Peter HOAR
• John Unwin
• Barry Moss
• Aline Moss
• Astrid Hansen
• Mark James
• Christine Dignan
• Maggie Peda
• David Smith
• Monica Ashton
• M Williams
• H. Williams
• B. Williams
• W. Williams
• Nalin Raichura
• anita jennings
• Jackie Chown
• david boden
• John Gary Patterson
• Hugh Martin Stoner
• Shaun Chester
• Kate & Ann Rigby
• Nathan Thorpe
• haydn john latham
• carlos marreiros
• Mary Taylor
• G.A.May
• Stepen P Colloff
• DAWN SINCLAIR
• julie bennion
• Mr K C Young
• Richard Paine
• Bill Appleton
• Sam Smale
• keith angus
• A J Crosbie
• Darren Brackenbury
• Adam Brocklesby
• Mark Starling
• David Wall
• chris henderson
• mr b hinman
• A Hooper
• A Hird
• M Hird
• Lorena Ferraris
• graham crane
• Andrew Main
• S Warriner
• J Warriner
• Helen Faulkner LGO Victim
• Adrian Faulkner LGO Vicitm
• Janis Warriner
• Abdul Hai
• Derek Chandler
• william taylor
• Stuart Leather
• Irene Leather. Hear! Hear!
• leslie roulstone
• Peter Burkimsher