Dear Sir or Madam

Please detail total expenditure by Breckland District 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 Breckland District 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,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request - Expenditure on
Common Purpose courses

I acknowledge your request for information received on 25th June, 2008.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined
by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not
being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

If appropriate, the information may be provided in paper copy, normal
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Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1EE, telephone 01362 656395, e-mail
[email address].

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at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF: telephone 01625 545700;
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Susan Allen| Standards Officer/Chairman's Secretary| Breckland Council

Office: 01362 656870

[email address] <BLOCKED::mailto:[email address]>
| www.breckland.gov.uk <blocked::http://www.breckland.gov.uk/>

...Still the lowest district council tax in the UK

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Dear Mrs Carter

I confirm that Breckland has not incurred any expenditure on "Common
Purpose" courses.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact the Freedom of
Information Officer at Breckland Council, Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke,
Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1EE, telephone 01362 656395, e-mail
[email address].

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545700;
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
<http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/>

Yours sincerely

Mark Finch

Mark Finch | Chief Accountant|Breckland Council |Office: 01362 656870
DDI: 01362 656845 |

[email address] <mailto:[email address]> |
www.breckland.gov.uk

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