Our Ref: FOI 3357

18 November 2009

Luqman Khan

Via email to [FOI #18244 email]

Dear Mr Khan

FOI APPEAL

I write further to your email of 22^nd October 2009, seeking a review of the decision of the City Councils response to your request below:

1 Name the people/ organisations Birmingham City Council (BCC) consulted before deciding to use the Preventing Violent Extremism grants provided by government. Provide detailed evidence.

2 How did BCC carry out the consultation about Preventing Violent Extremism grants. Provide detailed evidence.

3 What information did BCC give to the people/ organisations consulted about the Preventing Violent Extremism grants. Provide detailed evidence.

4 What feed-back did BCC get from the people/ organisations consulted about Preventing Violent Extremism grants. Provide detailed evidence.

5 What impact assessment of the outcomes to be achieved did BCC carry out before inviting people/ organisations to apply for the Preventing Violent Extremism grants. Provide detailed evidence.

6 How did BBC determine which people/ groups were/are suitable for Preventing Violent Extremism grants. Provide detailed evidence.

7 Provide the details of the outcomes achieved for each completed year of Preventing Violent Extremism grants.

8 Provide the details of the outputs achieved for each completed year of Preventing Violent Extremism grants.

9 Provide the details of the regular monitoring for each completed year of the Preventing Violent Extremism grants.

10 Provide details of the people/ organisations to be given Preventing Violent Extremism grants for this year.

11 Provide details of the amount of Preventing Violent Extremism grants of which BCC has already decided to use for future years.

12 What ongoing consultation is there about the Preventing Violent Extremism grants. Provide detailed evidence.

13 Who are the people/ organisations involved in the ongoing consultation of the Preventing Violent Extremism grants. Provide detailed evidence.

14 The people/ organisation consulted about Preventing Violent Extremism grants did BCC tell them that in January 2007 The Commission for Racial Equality issued enforcement order on BCC.

The Appeal Panel was convened on Thursday 12^th November 2009, the panel, in reviewing the original decision and the information provided, concluded that:

a) in light of the information already provided in response to questions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13 to uphold the original decision.

b) the remaining questions 3, 4, 8, 9, 11 should be referred back to Equalities division to either provide information where it was available or provide a more detailed response.

c) The panel concluded that Q14 was not a request for information under FOI. The original response detailed that the City Council did not receive an enforcement order by the Commission for Racial Equality for non compliance.

The panel also concluded that further questions raised in Mr Khan's submission were to be treated as new requests under the Freedom of Information Act.

If however, you are not satisfied with the City Council's decision, you may apply to the Information Commission for an independent review at the following address:-

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tele No: 01625 545700

www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Malkiat Thiarai

Corporate Governance and Information Manager