Our reference FOI 517 response sent via e-mail on May 2009-05-13

To: Joseph S [FOI #11457 email]

Dear Joseph S

RE: Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your e-mail received by us on 8^th May 2009 . You requested;

Further to your "Notes from the public meeting - 23 April 2009,

were the negotiations(mentioned on your web page - http://www.southribble.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=300941&docid=2247),

supported by any documentation? If the answer is yes, might they be

available for examination.

Additionally, given the reactions and assertions made by the College and representatives from the Leisure Centre, I would also like to know the College's responses to your

documents.

A panel of officers have considered your request and our decision is as follows;

We believe your request is too vague for us to be able to complete without many hours of work sorting through correspondence relating to this issue. Discussions between the Authority and the College have been going on for some time and some of the information relates to contractual matters that attract Legal Professional Privilege, In addition, some information may have been provided in confidence and as this matter is still under negotiation, some information is commercially sensitive at this stage and some information may be the property of the college. The exemptions within the Freedom of Information Act relating to this matter are contained in Sections 41 and 42.

We will however, publish all the relevant information on this issue on our website as appropriate.

If you can make your request more specific in any way, we will attempt to provide you with the information you require.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me. If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request or wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to me at the address above or by e-mail.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure by South Ribble Borough Council.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours Sincerely

Elizabeth Phillipson

Information Manager

Tel 01772 625214

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