Written question asked by Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 March 2009.
Petitions
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 27 February (WA 114), whether any actions have been taken in relation to civil servants in the Department for Communities and Local Government in response to a petition submitted to the department by members of the public which mentions those civil servants and which relates to the discharge of functions for which they are responsible.
- Answer
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Our central correspondence IT system and website are not currently set up to record separately the number, text and responses to petitions. We will consider doing so as part of the design of a proposed replacement correspondence system. With regard to responding to the originator of petitions, it is the department's practice to respond to all letters unless a reply is specifically not requested. We would expect the reply to inform the petition organiser what steps the department has taken or proposes to take in response to the petition and its reasons for doing so. We do not record instances where letters are not sent. We do not record centrally petitions which mention civil servants and have no plans to do so. Petitions mentioning civil servants will be dealt with like any other, with the exception that the department has a complaints procedure, concerning the department administrative practices or service delivery, to which members of the public are referred if they make a complaint or allegation. I have placed a copy of the procedure and guidance in the Library of the House.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 2034; 709 c28-9WA
- Session
- 2008-09
- Related items
- Subjects
- Civil servants Department for Communities and Local Government Petitions
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