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21 June 2010
Reference Number: F0003825
Dear Maria Carolina Affonso Werdine
I am writing in response to your e-mail of 24 May requesting information about the Prevent Programme. Your request was received by Communities and Local Government on 25 May.
Your request has been considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I confirm that Communities and Local Government holds the information that you have requested and that I am able to provide you with the following information:
The Area Based Grant covering 2010-11 for Prevent totals £17m.
Area Based Grant issued to London local authorities for 2010-11 in support of Prevent was £6.2m.
Prevent funding is provided to priority local authorities. Seventy local authorities received funding during 2007-08. During 2010-11 94 local authorities received Prevent funding out of which 31 were based in London.
The most recent Prevent allocation figures for local authorities can be found by following this link: http://www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/localgovernmentfinance/areabasedgrant/
This information is subject to Crown Copyright. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research or private study you are carrying out and for purposes of news reporting. If you intend other forms of re-use, for example commercial publication, you would require the permission of the Office of Public Sector Information in respect of Crown Copyright material, in the form of a re-use licence. You can find details of how to apply for a licence to re-using Crown copyright on HMSO online at:
Communities and Local Government as an organisation aims to be as helpful as possible in the way it deals with requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. If, however, you are not satisfied with the way in which your request has been handled or the outcome, you may request an internal review within two calendar months of the date of this letter. Information about the Department's review procedures and how to apply for an internal review of your case is contained [in the enclosed leaflet] / [on the Department's website at http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/corporate/pdf/1384250.pdf]*. This also explains your right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision in the event that you remain dissatisfied following the Department's review.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted this Department's Internal Review procedure. The Information Commissioner`s address and contact details are set out in the above leaflet.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Kamran Quadri
