Accounts for Energy2 Initiative

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Dear Mr Bowers

Ref Freedom of Information Request 101000285899

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request regarding Accounts for
the Energy2 Initiative dated 16^th July 2011.

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Council has a
duty to respond `promptly' or no later than 20 working days, which in this
case is Friday 12^th August 2011.

If you have any queries about this, please contact me as detailed quoting
the above reference number.

Yours sincerely

Sally Jansen ([email address])

Freedom of Information & Data Protection Coordinator

Adult Social Care / Safeguarding & Corporate Parenting

Swindon Borough Council

Tel: 01793 466824

Web: www.swindon.gov.uk

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Dear Mr Bowers

Ref Freedom of Information Request 101000285899

Further to the email dated 20^th July 2011, I am contacting you with
regards to the above FOI request.

Under the FOI Act we have a duty to respond promptly or no later than 20
working days, however, if a qualified exemption applies to the information
and the public interest test is engaged, the Act allows the time for the
response to be longer than 20 days, and the information must be supplied
within what is considered a `reasonable' time scale considering the
circumstances of the case.

We have been in consultation with our Finance section and understand the
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We consider we may be able to reach a conclusion on: 19^th August 2011.

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Yours sincerely

Sally Jansen ([email address])

Freedom of Information & Data Protection Coordinator

Adult Social Care / Safeguarding & Corporate Parenting

Swindon Borough Council

Tel: 01793 466824

Web: www.swindon.gov.uk

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Dear Mr Bowers

Ref Freedom of Information Request 101000285899

As previously advised we considered we may be able to reach a conclusion
on 19^th August 2011, however, this has not been possible and we
anticipate we will be able to send a full response no later than 7^th
September 2011. We will of course keep you fully informed of any
developments.

Yours sincerely

Sally Jansen ([email address])

Freedom of Information & Data Protection Coordinator

Adult Social Care / Safeguarding & Corporate Parenting

Swindon Borough Council

Tel: 01793 466824

Web: www.swindon.gov.uk

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Dear Mr Bowers

Freedom of Information request re Accounts for Energy2 Initiative ref:
101000285899

Further to my email dated 19^th August 2011, please see the response
below:

Q (1a) The value of the initial grant(s) provided to establish the Energy2
initiative?

£255k

Q. (1b) Capital Expenditure associated with Start-up costs and
depreciation thereof?

£255K

Local Authority accounting does not require us to account for depreciation
in the same way as private industry. Consequently there is no depreciation
charged to this account.

(1b) The value of sustaining grant(s) provided to maintain the Energy2
initiative during tax year 2010-2011 and forecasts for 2011-2012?

2010/11: £21,383.00

2011/12 projected overspend of £59k by year end (grants outstanding
total £50k). We are, however, reviewing costs, re-shaping and
re-structuring the service to drive down costs in view of the
Comprehensive Spending Review.

Q. (1c) The sources of funding defined in (1a and 1b)?

1a - Learning Skills Council

Skills Funding Agency

1b - As above

Q. (2a) The number of employees and total payroll expenditure, including
Minimum and maximum wages as of April 4th 2011?

7 employees plus two short-term Future Job Fund (FJF) Placements. FJF
monies can be reclaimed from the Government therefore we have not included
these salaries in the total.

The total payroll expenditure for year to April 2011 was: £109,147.39
(minus agency staff and FJF placement). For information, this figure takes
in to account staff who came in to and those that left the service within
the year.

Given the small number of staff concerned the actual salary could be
identified therefore we have provided salary bandings and not actual
salaries:

The minimum wage banding is: £15,000 - £18,000.

The maximum wage banding is: £37,000 - £47,000.

Q. (3a) Revenue for the latest accounting period?

Revenue (Income) received in 2010-11 inc grants: 233,443.42.

Revenue (Income) received to date June 2011-12 inc grants: £128,400.00
As advised above the grants outstanding total £50k.

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If you have any queries, please contact me as detailed, quoting the above
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Yours sincerely

Sally Jansen ([email address])

Freedom of Information & Data Protection Coordinator

Adult Social Care / Safeguarding & Corporate Parenting

Swindon Borough Council

Tel: 01793 466824

Web: www.swindon.gov.uk

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