Date:27 February 2015

DearSir/Madam,

Re: - Request for Information –CEX/9TTKJG – Employment of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Councillors

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by Manchester City Council on 17 February 2015 and has been considered under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You have requested:

  • Please can you tell me how many councillors from Tameside MBC Manchester City Council employs in any aspect (e.g. advisory).
  • Please can you tell me the names of the Tameside MBC councillors that Manchester City Council employs.
  • Please can you tell me how much each individual earns from Manchester City Council.

In response to your questions, to provide this information would be in breach of the employer's obligation of confidentiality in contractual matters and be unfair under the first data protection principle. I therefore regard this as exempt information under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act.

I am able to refer you to the Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council’s website which provides all Councillors’ declarations of interest. This can be found at:


This information may be subject to copyright. Freedom of Information does not give you an automatic right to re-use this information in a way that would infringe copyright, for example, by publishing the information or making multiple copies.

If you are not satisfied with this response you may ask for an internal review. If you wish to complain you should contact the Information Governance Manager, whose address is Democratic Services, Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA and email

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Mallicka Mandal

Employee Relations Manager