Freedom of Information Office
Mount Gould Admin Block
Mount Gould Hospital
PLYMOUTH
Devon
PL4 7QD
16/06/2008
℡01752 272511
01752 272406
[email address]
Your Reference: e-mail received 19/05/2008
Our Reference: 335 dB FoI 2008 Reply
Mr J Walker
[FOI #553 email]
RE: FoI request for information
On the 19th May 2008 you requested the following information, using the Freedom of
Information Act.
1. The names and ranks/grades of all Plymouth Teaching Primary Care
Trust employees who are Common Purpose "graduates".
2. Please detail total expenditure by the Plymouth Teaching Primary Care
Trust on Common Purpose courses for each of the following years:
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 to date.
After clarification was requested from you regarding the terminology of ‘Common
Purpose’ and ‘graduates’, you responded on the 27th May 2008 that:
1. There is a "training and networking" organisation called "Common
Purpose" http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home.aspx
They produce a class of person called a "Common Purpose graduate" although this is not a degree level qualification.
I mean all PCT employees who have been on courses run by the
Common Purpose organisation and are entitled to call themselves
"Common Purpose graduates".
2. By "Common Purpose course" I mean courses run by the Common
purpose "training and networking" organisation.
Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust is in accordance with the Act supplying the
following information.
1. In accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Act Plymouth Teaching Primary Care
Trust does not hold this information in the collated way that would be
necessary to answer this question. This information may be held in individual
staff members’ personal employment files as volunteered information
however, Plymouth PCT does not collate this information as an organisation.
2. In accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Act Plymouth Teaching Primary Care
Trust does not hold this information in the collated way that would be
necessary to answer this question. No collated financial data is held for
employees attending ‘Common Purpose’ courses during the years 2004 to
date.
Appeal
If you are unhappy with any aspect you have the right to complain. This should be in
writing to me, upon receipt I will arrange for an independent appeal. If you remain
dissatisfied with the outcome of the appeal, you have the right to appeal again to the
Information Commissioner at
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 700
Fax: 01625 524 510
Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust Copyright Statement.
Please note: The information you have been supplied with or you have obtained
from Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust (PPCT) website may be subject to the
Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988. You may re-use the information provided
(not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium for non-commercial
purposes. You must re-use it accurately and not in a misleading context. You must
acknowledge the information as PPCT copyright and give the title of the
document/publication. Where we have identified any third party copyright material
you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. If you wish
to use this information for commercial purposes or profit you must write to the Public
Information Service at Mount Gould Hospital, Mount Gould Road, Plymouth, Devon,
PL7 4QD to seek permission. Any relevant fees must be paid to the PCT and a
licence issued before use.
If there is anything you need further clarification on, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Yours Sincerely
Jade Brelsford
Freedom of Information Officer
