Dear Sir or Madam

Please detail total expenditure by Bedfordshire County 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 Bedfordshire County Council.

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

Yours faithfully, Mrs C Carter

Dear Ms Carter
Thank you for your email dated 25th June 2008 we are dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Authority is required to respond to your request within 20 working
days from the day following receipt of your request. Please note that in
some circumstances a fee may be payable and if this is the case, we will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we proceed to deal with your request.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact us on this
email address.

Your sincerely

Natalie Wilson

On behalf of the County Freedom of Information Officer

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Dear Ms Carter

I am writing to confirm that the Council has now completed its search
for the information which you requested on 25th June 2008.

Request:- Please detail total expenditure by Bedfordshire County 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 Bedfordshire County Council.

Response:- We can find no record of payments to the organisation Common
Purpose by Bedfordshire County Council.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request an review of our
decision, you should write to The Freedom of Information Officer,
Bedfordshire County Council, County Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford,
MK42 9AP or email to [Bedfordshire County Council request email].

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by Bedfordshire County Council. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely
Natalie Wilson
On Behalf of the County Freedom of Information Officer

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Dear Sir/Madam,

By law I was entitled to a reply for my FOI by 24th July.

Can you please supply the information requested or a reason for not
complying with the law governing the FOI act?

Yours sincerely,

C Carter

Dear Ms Carter

I can confirm that we did respond to your Freedom of Information request
on the 17th July 2008, well within the 20 working day limit. I have
attached the original message sent on the 17th July 2008 to assist you.

Kind regards
Natalie

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