Dear Sir or Madam

Please detail total expenditure by Bedford Borough Council on
Common Purpose courses for each of the following years: 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 to
date.

Please also supply a copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose
course paid for by Bedford Borough Council.

By "Common Purpose", I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx

Yours faithfully, Mrs C Carter

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Dawn Ashpole,
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[Subject only] FW: Freedom of Information Request - Common Purpose Expenditure

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