Barnard Castle Vision Finances

Our Ref: 2987643

07-DEC-09

Dear S Bainbridge

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Your request for information on Expenditure for Barnard Castle Vision,
received on 11-NOV-2009, has been considered.

Please see the below responses to your enquiries.

Can you release any and all documents and reports relating to the income
and expenditure of the group Barnard Castle Vision since 2005 with a break
down of what the expenditure related to?

Information on the income and expenditure of the Barnard Castle Vision has
previously been provided to you in response to your request of 13 October
2009 (BC Vision doc 1.pdf). I have attached a further copy of this
document for ease of reference.

Can you also reveal specific figures relating to the salary and expenses
of the Independent Chair of Barnard Castle Vision for each financial year
and the salary and expenses of each and every other individual staff
member that works for Barnard Castle Vision for each financial year, and
the projected figures for the following year.

The Chair of the Vision is not remunerated, and there is therefore no
information held in this respect. No travel expenses have been claimed.

An aggregated total for salaries is included in the attached document -
`Delivery Team' and `Administrative Support' - and is £311,000 over a 3
year period. I consider that the salary and expenses of individual
members of staff are personal information within the meaning of the
Protection Act 1998, and therefore exempt from release under s40(2) of the
Freedom of Information Act. This is an absolute exemption and we are not
required to carry out a public interest test.

I hope that this information is of assistance, however, if you are
dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact:

Kevin Bell

Freedom of Information / Data Protection Coordinator

Durham County Council

Rivergreen Centre

Aykley Heads

Durham

DH1 5TS

Tel: 0191 370 8803

Email: [Durham County Council request email]

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right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

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Cheshire

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Regards

David

David Walker

Assistant Chief Executive's Department

Durham County Council

County Hall

Durham

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