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Catering costs for Political Group Meetings

Frederick Scott Archer made this Freedom of Information request to North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Frederick Scott Archer

20 October 2011

Dear North Tyneside Borough Council,

Under the FOI I should be obliged if you would supply the following
information

For the current and previous 5 years and broken down by political
group:

1. How much is spent by the Council on providing refreshments for
those attending political group meetings?

2. How much does the Council charge the political groups for the
use of council facilities for political group meetings?

3. How many political group meetings have been held in local
authority premises over the past 12 months?

Yours faithfully,

Frederick Scott Archer

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From: FOI Officer
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

21 October 2011

Dear Frederick Scott Archer

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 4119

Thank you for your request for information.

Your request was received on 20/10/2011 and the Council is dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As required by the legislation, the Council aims to answer your request promptly, but no later than 20 working days after receipt.

As stated in the Information Commissioner’s guidance, Awareness Guidance 11 Time for compliance, the 20 working day clock starts the day after the Council received the request.

This has been calculated to be 18/10/2011. If for any reason the Council is unable to meet this deadline we will keep you fully informed of the reasons for this.

If the information you have requested contains reference to a third party, then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you.

Very occasionally, fees may be payable for the supply of information under the Freedom of Information Act. This will be considered, and if fees are payable in respect of this request the Council will contact you before proceeding in order to be sure that you are happy to go ahead. Any fees that do apply must be paid before the information is processed and released.

Please note that an anonymised copy of our response to your request will be published in the Council’s Disclosure Log. This is a record of all responses to completed requests for information that the Council has received and dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 from 6th July 2009 onwards.

The Council’s Disclosure Log is available online at the following address:

http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/foi-disc...

If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards
Geoff Snary
Information Governance
Legal Services
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY
Tel: 0191 643 2333
Fax: 0191 643 2451

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From: FOI Officer
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

15 November 2011


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Dear Mr Archer

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 4119.

 

Your request for information has now been considered, however it is not
possible to meet all of your request.

 

Please see attached response.

 

Please note that an anonymised copy of this response will be published in
our Disclosure Log.  This is a record of all responses to completed
requests for information that the Council has received and dealt with
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 from 6 July 2009 onwards.  The Disclosure Log is
available online at the following address:

 

[1]http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/foi-disc...

 

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

If you are unhappy with the way the Council has handled your request, you
may ask for an internal review.  Please contact the Information Governance
Team no later than 40 working days after the date of this letter, after
which time we will consider the matter closed.

 

Information Governance Team

North Tyneside Council

Quadrant

The Silverlink North

Cobalt Business Park

North Tyneside

NE27 0BY

 

e-mail [2][North Tyneside Borough Council request email]

 

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

[3]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Pam Lees

Legal, Governance and Commercial Services

 

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