Mr David Hill Date: 7^th December 2009

Email: [FOI #22752 email] Our ref: FOI.09.5339

Dear Mr Hill

Freedom of Information Request

I refer to your recent Freedom of Information Request. Your request asked for the following information: -

Your request

1) Can you please provide me with all correspondence and communication

between yourselves and Tyne and Wear Anti Fascist Association (TWAFA) from

January 2006 to the present?

2) Can you provide me with TWAFA's annual accounts (which they need to submit

before they are granted public funds) from January 2006 to the present?

3) Do you provide any funding to TWAFA? If so please provide details of your

funding to TWAFA for the last three years.

4) Do you provide any services to TWAFA? If so please provide details of the

services provided to TWAFA for the last three years.

Council's response

I can confirm the following information with regards to your FOI request above.

We have not provided any payments to TWAFA in the last 3 years.

We do not provide any services to TWAFA.

We do not hold any correspondence regarding this matter.

I hope this information is of assistance to you.

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Yours sincerely

Brian T Scott

Head of Corporate Governance

Tel: 0191 424 7200

Email: [email address]