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Action for children (1)

brian ovens made this Freedom of Information request to East Dunbartonshire Council

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, East Dunbartonshire Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

From: brian ovens

20 January 2011

Dear East Dunbartonshire Council,

Can you tell me through the Freedom Of Information Act the
following......

1. How much has EDC payed Action for children in the last five
years?

2. What does this money go to? Full breakdown please.

3. Who are the directors of this company?

4. Are there any workers (staff/councillors) who are on the board
with this company? (from EDC)

5. Where is the money paid into? ie, which banks, and are any
offshore?

Yours faithfully,

brian ovens

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East Dunbartonshire Council

20 January 2011

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East Dunbartonshire Council

17 February 2011

Action For Children Feb 11.xls
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Dear Mr Ovens,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information enquiry dated the 20th of January
2011, below. In response to your enquiry I am able to provide you with the
following information.

1. How much has EDC paid Action for children in the last five years?
2. What does this money go to? Full breakdown please
(See attached file: Action For Children Feb 11.xls)

3. Who are the directors of this company?
Details of the directors of this company is held by Company House. This
information is exempt from release as it is information otherwise
accessible under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002. The contact details for this body are;

Companies House
Crown Way
Maindy
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/

4. Are there any workers (staff/councillors) who are on the board with this
company? (from EDC)
None of the directors of the organisation are East Dunbartonshire
Councillors or members of staff.

5. Where is the money paid into? ie, which banks, and are any offshore?
It is the Council's view that the details of where our third party partners
bank is information that is exempt from release under Section 30 of the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 'information prejudicial to the
conduct of public affairs.' This information has been provided to the
Council in confidence without the expectation that it would be made public.
The Council feels that the release of this information would likely damage
our relationship with this partner organisation, and may also affect how
similar voluntary organisations see the Council, impacting on the way in
which the Council delivers services to the public. The exemption is subject
to a public interest test in which the likelihood that the release of the
information will cause serious harm to our relations with these third party
organisations weighs in favour of exempting the release of the information
you have requested.

I hope that this information is to your satisfaction. If there are any
problems please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Yours sincerely,

Stephen Armstrong

Freedom of Information/Data Protection Officer,
East Dunbartonshire Council,
Telephone No. 0141-578 8057
Fax No. 0141-578 8117
[East Dunbartonshire Council request email]

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Freedom of Information request -
Action for children (1)

Dear East Dunbartonshire Council,

Can you tell me through the Freedom Of Information Act the
following......

1. How much has EDC payed Action for children in the last five
years?

2. What does this money go to? Full breakdown please.

3. Who are the directors of this company?

4. Are there any workers (staff/councillors) who are on the board
with this company? (from EDC)

5. Where is the money paid into? ie, which banks, and are any
offshore?

Yours faithfully,

brian ovens

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From: brian ovens

17 February 2011

Dear East Dunbartonshire Council,

Thanks for some information, but im disappointed that once again
the Taxpayer is being refused information about where their money
is going in terms of Bank accounts etc. I am pretty sure this
company are glad to be receiving this money, and if they are not,
surely someone else could do it. I also see from the company house
site that they are English based, do they send people up here to
work or do they employ locals? Transparency is the talk of the
Government, I would like to see it happen.

Yours faithfully,

brian ovens

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