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===== Nolan Principles Reminder =====

The seven principles of public life, which guide all local authorities, are:
# Selflessness
# Integrity
# Objectivity
# Accountability
# Openness
# Honesty
# Leadership

This FOI request is made in the spirit of those principles, especially accountability and openness. Delaying or restricting access would run contrary to them.

I request your acknowledgement of this FOI within 5 working days and a full response within the statutory 20 working days.

Yours sincerely,
Ed Surridge
Resident, Shalfleet Parish

✅ With this combination of proposal + FOI request, you cover both:
* A constructive, cooperative invitation (showing you want the council to lead on transparency).
* A legal obligation (so if they refuse, you can escalate).

Would you like me to also draft a shorter, noticeboard-style public message for other parishioners to understand what you’re asking, without all the legal references? That way you’d have something quick and easy to share locally.