Dear both
Please find attached a paper written by Joanne Dearnley, who manages our Work and Skills Board, which funded this Common Purpose training event. Joanne has also commented as follows:
"I have attached a document with the details I can remember re the Common Purpose course for school children. All the emails below refer to the sessions being on governance, they were not. It was all work and skills and the benefits of good education leading to a good job etc."
Please let me know if you need any more than this.
Carol Cooper-Smith
Director
Barnsley Development Agency
Tel: 01226 787538
Fax: 01226 787605
Email:
[email address]-----Original Message-----
From: Hunt , Andrew
Sent: 09 March 2010 13:15
To: Cooper-Smith , Carol
Subject: FW: FOI request 1439 Common Purpose
Hi Carol
This is a continuation of the request made by Mr Kelly about the NFP organisation Common Purpose. Please see Jane's request below.
Thanks and regards
Andrew
Andrew Hunt
Technical Support Officer (Cabinet Reports and Freedom of Information)
Barnsley MBC
Development Directorate
PO Box 601
Barnsley S70 9FA
Tel 01226 772055
-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson , Jane (Borough Sec)
Sent: 01 March 2010 10:12
To: Hunt , Andrew
Subject: FW: FOI request 1439 Common Purpose
Andrew
Could you ask Carol Cooper Smith for further information on the school project on Governance paid for via the Work and Skills board?
Thanks
Jane
-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Kelly [mailto:[FOI #27134 email]]
Sent: 22 February 2010 12:42
To: Wilson , Jane (Borough Sec)
Subject: Re: FOI request 1439 Common Purpose
Dear Wilson , Jane (Borough Sec),
Thank you for your reply.
You mention payments have been made to Common Purpose in 2008,
2009, 2010. Therefore this seems to be an ongoing payment plan to
Common Purpose [thereafter referred to as CP]. I would request
documents pertaining to payments to CP over this period please.
You mention that BMBC has a "Common Purpose Planning Group". I
would request documents pertaining to these meetings please.
You mention "BMBC have paid via the Work and Skills Board for a
school project run on Governance." Could you elaborate on this via
the provision of documents please.
I have subsequently learned that the Chief Executive and Deputy
Chief Exec of BMBC have attended CP functions/courses via this
minute:
http://applications.barnsley.gov.uk/docs/non-executive-agenda/Previous%20Meetings%20-%202008/07%20July/Council%20Meeting%20-%2031st%20July%202008/Item02%20-%20Council%20Minutes%20-%2026th%20June%202008.pdf Could you please tell me why I was not given access to this
information in my original request.
Thank you for your ongoing help in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Kelly
-----Original Message-----
Dear Mr Kelly
Further to my previous response I can supply the following
additional information.
To re-iterate what I said previously I intially reported to you all
the items that my initial search revealed. A subsequent search has
revealed further information.
The Council as a body does not make decisions on whether or not to
send employees on courses - this decision is left to individual
directorates. Our understanding is that Common Puropse runs courses
which give people the skills, connections and inspiration to become
leaders both at work and in society. I have attached a programme
from an event attended by a member of staff within BMBC. This was 7
or 8 days including one residential over a 3 month period.
Payments have been made by the authority to Common Purpose in 2008,
2009 and 2010 for involvement as follows. The authority has a
member of staff who acts as the single liaison point for Common
Purpose and has also been the nominated rep for the Common Purpose
Planning Group which meets to put together themes for visits and
events of interest to delegates. BMBC are asked periodically to put
people forward to attend training courses and events. BMBC have
also been asked to provide speakers for their courses e.g. the
liaison person has spoken to their delegates on how a local
authority works and also on Remaking Barnsley, and have
occasionally provided meeting rooms for delegates on visits. BMBC
have paid via the Work and Skills Board for a school project run on
Governance. There is no membership as such of the organisation,
just the involvement as mentioned above with a member of staff
acting as a contact point, therefore, it is not appropriate to name
the member of staff.
My search has not revealed any certificates
I hope that this answers your request fully
Jane Wilson
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