3rd Sector (charities)

Before I process your enquiry could you please clarify the undernoted for
me

what do you mean by "used by" in question 1?

Ann Dickson
Administrator
Finance
452031

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To:
Brian Ovens Contact: Ian Smail
Tel. No: 01259 452000
Ref: COR04E4CE0
Date: 12/03/2010

Dear Mr. Ovens

Freedom of Information Enquiry: COR04E4CE0

Thank you for your information request dated 12/02/2010 about the list of
charities used by Clackmannanshire Council.

I am happy to supply you with the information you requested.

You had asked:
1. Can I have a full list of 3rd sector (charities)used by
Clackmannanshire Council?
A. Please find the list in the attachment provided.

2. How much does it cost Clackmannanshire Council to pay these 3rd sector
groups each year and can i have a full
amount for the last 5 years please?
A. The attachment breaks down the payments by year and by charity.

3. Is the 3rd sector held accountable to anyone, and if yes, who?
A. In most cases the 3rd sector will be accountable to the relevant
Council department for which the service is being undertaken, This will
often be through a form of Service level agreement.

4. Is the money for the 3rd sector payed for by Government grant and
Council tax? or is it funded another way?
A. The money paid to 3rd sector comes from both Government Grant and
Council tax.

Yours sincerely

Ian Smail
Administration Officer

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| If you are not satisfied with this response, you may contact the |
| Council***s Head of Administration and Legal Services seeking a review |
| of your request. (the address is: Clackmannanshire Council, |
| Greenfield, Alloa FK10 2AD. (Email address: |
| [email address]). If you are not satisfied with the |
| outcome of the review you have the right to appeal directly to The |
| Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, |
| St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS. |
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Dear Mr Ovens

In regards to your query about the chart being in dollar signs, I know
that the chart sent was in pounds and not dollars so I checked my reply on
the whatdotheyknow website in an attempt to understand where the problem
originates.
In my reply, the Excel spreadsheet can be seen to have 2 options for
access on the website - 'download' and 'view as html'. If you have Excel
or have an Excel reader it shows the original chart with pounds signs when
you click on 'download'. If you open the 'view as html' link the chart
does show dollar signs but there were no dollar signs in the chart sent
and I imagine it to be an issue with the website.

Your query as to the breakdown of monies paid to Charities could be
considered a separate FOI, however as the answer is straight forward I
will combine the answer with the query on the spreadsheet. The information
you have requested is, under s17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002, not held. This is due to the money from Government grant and
Council tax being combined to make up the Council budget, from which the
money is paid to the charities listed on the spreadsheet.

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| If you are not satisfied with this response, you may contact the |
| Council***s Head of Administration and Legal Services seeking a review |
| of your request. (the address is: Clackmannanshire Council, |
| Greenfield, Alloa FK10 2AD. (Email address: |
| [email address]). If you are not satisfied with the |
| outcome of the review you have the right to appeal directly to The |
| Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, |
| St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS. |
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Ian Smail
Administration Officer
Administration Services
Greenfield
Clackmannanshire Council
Tel: 01259 452006
Email: [email address]

brian ovens To Ian Smail
<[FOI #28788 email]> <[email address]>
cc
12/03/2010 18:22 Subject Re: FOI on 3rd Sector
(Charities)

Dear Ian Smail,

Thanks for the reply, can you clear a couple of things up? The
chart looks like the money is paid in dollars and not pounds
judging by the sign next to the cost, can you clear this up?

Also, you said the monies paid was from Council tax and Government
grant, can you tell me how much has been put into the 3rd Sector
funds from both the Government fund and the Council tax? By that I
mean seperatley, how much per year from Council tax, how much per
year from Government grant? and from the last five years.

Yours sincerely,

b ovens

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Mr Ovens

I have responded to your original FOI and consider this enquiry closed and
will reiterate that Clackmannanshire Council does not hold information in
relation to your query.
Ian Smail
Administration Officer

brian ovens To Ian Smail
<[FOI #28788 email]> <[email address]>
cc
15/03/2010 16:30 Subject Re: FOI on 3rd Sector
(Charities)

Dear Ian Smail,
Thanks again for your help, can you tell me where I could get the
information that is not held by Clackmannanshire Council, i.e how
much is put into these charities separately from Council tax and
Government grant? Im sure there has to be a figure somewhere which
can tell me how much is payed in from both Council tax and
Government grant separately.

Yours sincerely,

b ovens

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Dear Mr Ovens

I have already stated that information is not held by Clackmannanshire
Council.
It is entirely up to you to decide whether or not you wish to ask for an
internal review.

Should you decide to ask for an internal review:

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| If you are not satisfied with this response, you may contact the |
| Council’s Head of Administration and Legal Services seeking a review |
| of your request. (the address is: Clackmannanshire Council, |
| Greenfield, Alloa FK10 2AD. (Email address: |
| [email address]). If you are not satisfied with the |
| outcome of the review you have the right to appeal directly to The |
| Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, |
| St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS. |
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Yours sincerely,
Ian Smail
Administration Officer

Email: [email address]

brian ovens To Ian Smail
<[FOI #28788 email]> <[email address]>
cc
25/03/2010 17:48 Subject Re: FOI on 3rd Sector
(Charities)

Dear Ian Smail,

Im i to believe you dont know the answer or do you want me to put
in a new request for the information? i cant for one second believe
the council cannot answer the question i gave, or should i just ask
for an internal review?

Yours sincerely,

b ovens

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Dear Mr Ovens

Perhaps I should have been more specific, Clackmannanshire Council does
not hold the information on the breakdown of the amounts by Council tax
and Goverment grant sent to charities. As I previously explained, this is
because the two amounts are pooled to make the Council budget.

The Council also does not hold information as to whether any other
organisation would have the information you seek.

I now consider your enquiry closed.

Yours sincerely,
Ian Smail
Administration Officer

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