The unusual site banners are to bring attention to the fact that Labour activists in Bexley are manipulating Facebook Groups with fictional posters. They deny it, threaten police action for ‘harassing’ a fictitious character and then demonstrate their willingness to impersonate by creating a false Administrator account in my name. The banner on display is chosen randomly from a selection of three, with a fourth bearing the familiar Bexley Council is Bonkers logo.

Freedom of Information requests submitted to Bexley council

This list is a small fraction of FOI requests to Bexley council and includes only those which readers have provided plus those
discovered on the WhatDoTheyKnow website.
MAINTENANCE OF THIS LIST WAS ABANDONED AT THE END OF 2011 BECAUSE INFORMATION WAS NOT SUBMITTED CONSISTENTLY

Subject matter (abbreviated as necessary)	Ref. No.	Submission Date	‘20 day’ Date	Date Answered	Reported to ICO
Websites blocked at libraries	11/1191	25 November 2011	3 January 2012
How many councillors are involved in businesses endorsed by Bexley council		6 November 2011	5 December 2011
Endorsement of councillor Seymour’s decorating business by Bexley council		6 November 2011	5 December 2011
Question to Chief Executive about the council’s obscene hate blog		6 November 2011	5 December 2011
Bexley council grants to Bexleyheath police		1 November 2011	30 November 2011
Harassment by Bexley is Bonkers		28 October 2011	28 November 2011
Employment of Antonia Ainge as Deputy Director to her Director husband Peter Ellershaw	11/1013	24 October 2011	21 November 2011	22 November
Request for Disclosure Log	11/1021	14 October 2011	14 November 2011	8 November 2011	Within time
Councillors who may have been behind with council tax	11/1007	12 October 2011	10 November 2011	28 October 2011	Refused. Not in public interest
Chief Executive pay and links to The Hay Group	11/1006	12 October 2011	10 November 2011	28 October 2011
Former Chief Executive’s 2007 pay rise	11/1005	12 October 2011	10 November 2011	9 November 2011	Within time
Number of Employees on long term sick leave	11/995	8 October 2011	8 November 2011	8 November 2011	Within time
Criminal investigations into Bexley council	11/994	10 October 2011	8 November 2011	3 November 2011	Within time
Expenditure on Electoral Services	11/847	31 August 2011	29 September 2011	15 September 2011	Within time
Expenditure on Long Service Awards	11/845	31 August 2011	29 September 2011	23 September 2011	Within time
Request for copy of the council’s Publication Scheme as required by the FOI Act 2000		6 September	5 October 2011
Payment to Electoral Reform Services Ltd.		31 August	22 September 2011
Expenditure in connection with the AV Referendum		31 August	22 September 2011
Recent expenditure on Long Service Awards		31 August	22 September 2011
Most visited websites by council staff		31 August	22 September 2011
Details of contract with Tesco’s purchase of the Civic Offices site		21 August	20 September 2011
Child care allowance paid to councillors		19 August	20 September 2011
Long Service Awards to council staff	11/586	20 June	18 July 2011	30 June 2011	Within time
About the Customer Relationship Management system in use		16 June	14 July 2011
Attendance records for Chief Executive	11/569	15 June	13 July 2011	31 October 2011
Number of requests to film council meetings		11 June	8 July 2011	15 June 2011	Refused (info not held)
FOIs outstanding beyond 20 days - (Repeat : Question 12/5/2011 inadequately answered)		10 June	8 July 2011
Costs retained from government grants redistributed by Bexley council	11/571	9 June	7 July 2011	8 July 2011
Type Approval of mobile CCTV cameras - (Repeat : Question 30/3/2011 inadequately answered)		6 June	4 July 2011
About town twinning	11/527	1 June	29 June 2011
Minutes of strategy meeting on dealing with bloggers	11/520	31 May 2011	28 June 2011
Enquiry regarding planning permission for business premises	11/516	29 May 2011	27 June 2011	23 June 2011	Within time
Credit card purchases by staff		29 May 2011	27 June 2011
Tendering process at the Thames Innovation Centre		27 May 2011	27 June 2011
Councillors’ family members employed by council	11/503	26 May 2011	24 June 2011		Info not held
Remuneration of Chief Executive		25 May 2011	24 June 2011
Bidders for current council offices		24 May 2011	23 June 2011
Agreements with CCR Solutions (owned by councillor James Spencer)		23 May 2011	22 June 2011
Number of questions to council since 2006		23 May 2011	22 June 2011	3 June 2011	Within time
Number of FOIs to council by Malcolm Knight and others		23 May 2011	22 June 2011	3 June 2011	Refused (personal info)
Complaints against councillors	11/461	20 May 2011	20 June 2011	21 June 2011
Contact Centre performance against their targets		20 May 2011	20 June 2011
Cost of the bar and refreshments at the council meeting of 18th May	11/463	19 May 2011	17 June 2011	16 June 2011	Within time
Method of payment for each cabinet member for the Flackley Ash Hotel	11/458	20 May 2011	20 June 2011	1 July 2011
Survey of Albert Road by councillor Craske		16 May 2011	14 June 2011	15 June 2011
Free car parking for Bexley employees	11/449	12 May 2011	10 June 2011
How many FOIs are outstanding beyond 20 days	11/457	12 May 2011	10 June 2011	10 June 2011	Within time
Land and building sold to Housing Associations	11/448	12 May 2011	10 June 2011	14 June 2011
Public rights across private land	11/447	11 May 2011	9 June 2011	31 May 2011	Within time
Ethnic minority achievement grant	11/417	6 May 2011	6 June 2011	6 June 2011	Within time
Former Chief Executive Nick Johnson	11/415	6 May 2011	6 June 2011	14 June 2011
Ring fenced government grants	11/416	5 May 2011	3 June 2011	3 June 2011	Within time
What by-law is broken by holding up a placard to warn motorists of CCTV?	11/412	5 May 2011	3 June 2011	31 May 2011	Within time
Copies of all councillors’ Consent to Nomination forms	11/411	5 May 2011	3 June 2011	31 May 2011	Within time
Scooters used by Parking Attendants	11/395	3 May 2011	1 June 2011	31 May 2011	Within time
Olympic ticket purchases	11/392	28 April 2011	31 May 2011	31 May 2011	Within time
Bexley Standards Board		19 April 2011	23 May 2011	10 May 2011	Within time
Consent to Nomination form for Alex Sawyer	11/365	19 April 2011	23 May 2011	31 May 2011
Meetings requiring overnight stays (e.g. Flackley Ash Hotel)		19 April 2011	23 May 2011	14 June 2011	Refused
Procedures re written questions	11/356	19 April 2011	23 May 2011	31 May 2011
Independent Chairman of Standards Board		19 April 2011	23 May 2011	31 May 2011
Information on a head teacher appointment		19 April 2011	23 May 2011	24 May 2011
Council tax refunds		19 April 2011	23 May 2011	24 May 2011
Redacted suppliers in ‘over £500’ documents		19 April 2011	23 May 2011	24 May 2011
List of councillors since 2006		19 April 2011	23 May 2011	31 May 2011
Details of complaints made by councillors to the police		19 April 2011	23 May 2011	-	Refused
Use of sticky back parking display tickets		14 April 2011	18 May 2011	17 June 2011
PCN challenges	11/353	14 April 2011	18 May 2011	17 June 2011
Harm to council caused by Bexley-is-Bonkers	11/339	12 April 2011	16 May 2011
Access to Bexley-is-Bonkers from council servers	11/338	12 April 2011	16 May 2011
What is the procedure for calling a local referendum?	11/328	11 April 2011	16 May 2011	31 May 2011
Who made the decision to report Bexley-is-Bonkers to the police?	11/337	8 April 2011	12 May 2011	31 May 2011
Hits on council’s website	11/277	6 April 2011	10 May 2011	31 May 2011
Translation Services		6 April 2011	10 May 2011	3 May 2011
Expenditure over £500 in 2010		5 April 2011	11 May 2011
Definition of ‘vexatious’		31 March 2011	5 May 2011	4 May 2011	Within time
Cost of entertaining the International Global School Partnership	11/273	30 March 2011	4 May 2011	31 May 2011
Dates for Type Approval of fixed and mobile CCTV cameras	11/279	30 March 2011	4 May 2011	3 June 2011
Production cost of Carers Voice magazine		30 March 2011	4 May 2011	4 May 2011	Within time
Number of penalty notices issued in Blackfen Road		22 March 2011	19 April 2011	10 May 2011
Companies owned or part owned by council		17 March 2011	14 April 2011	27 April 2011
Thames Innovation Centre Agreement	11/230	16 March 2011	13 April 2011	16 May 2011
Correspondence between Bexley council and James Brokenshire MP		7 February 2010	5 March 2010	16 August 2010