To: Mr B Gerrish

Date: 27 July 2009

My Ref: PT/er

Dear Mr Gerrish,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST - COMMON PURPOSE GROUP

The Council has now completed its search for the information which you requested on 15 June 2009 and can confirm that we do not run such a group and do not have copies of its minutes. Common Purpose is an independent charity and our Chief Executive, David Petford has no connection with it.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference above in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to Mr Paul Fisher, Head of Legal Services, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ, explaining your reasons for complaining or requesting a review.

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

Yours sincerely

Paul Taylor

Assistant Director of Customer Services and Partnerships

t 01622 602068 f 01622 602974

e [email address]