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SCOTTISH

CHILDREN'S REPORTER

ADMINISTRATION

25 March 2009

Principal Reporter / Chief Executive

Netta Maciver OBE

If calling please ask for:

Nick Hobbs

Telephone:

01786 459572

Mr Barry Low

Via email:

mailto:[FOI #9558 email]

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Dear Mr Low,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002

Thank you for contacting the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) by email on 20 March 2009 to request the following information:

“Please detail total expenditure by SCRA on common purpose courses for each of the following years 1997 to 2008 to date. Please also supply a copy of the invoice for each common purpose course paid for by SCRA. By common purpose I mean the training organisation of that name:http//www.common purpose.org/home.aspx”.

This information is provided in full. SCRA has spent £2482.19 on training courses run by Common Purpose. This comprised one training course attended by SCRA's Authority Reporter for the City of Aberdeen, which commenced in 2008. The invoice is attached with this letter as requested.

SCRA does not hold invoices for the years 1997-1999.

If you are dissatisfied with how we have responded to your request for information, and/or the information that we have provided, you can request SCRA to carry out a review. This will take a maximum of 20 working days. If you would like to do this, please contact Gillian Henderson, Head of Policy, at the above address or email: [email address]. Please note that any request for review must be made in writing or other recordable form, include a name and address for correspondence, and be made within 40 days of receipt of this letter.

If after this review you are still dissatisfied, you have the right of appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted as follows:

Enquiries line - telephone: 01334 464 610

Enquiries line - email: [email address]

Address: Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St. Andrews HY16 9DS.

If you would like more information on SCRA and freedom of information, please contact Nick Hobbs on telephone number: 01786 459572.

Further information on freedom of information can be obtained from the Scottish Information Commissioner's web site: www.itspublicknowledge.info

Yours sincerely

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Nick Hobbs

Policy Officer

Ochil House, Springkerse Business Park, Stirling, FK7 7XE Telephone 01786 459500 Fax 01786 459532/33

Ochil House, Springkerse Business Park, Stirling, FK7 7XE Telephone 01786 459500 Fax 01786 459532

CARE AND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN