Charity Number 309046: Royal Merchant Navy School Educational Foundation

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To whom it may concern

Thank you for the email below containing a request for information to be
considered in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 ('FOI Act').

Under section 8(1) of the FOI Act a valid "request for information" is
defined as a request which "(a) is in writing, (b) states the name of the
applicant and an address for correspondence, and (c) describes the
information requested." I note from the email below that the applicant's
name is not stated and in the circumstances I regret that we cannot
proceed as the request is not deemed to be valid request for information
in this instance.

If the request is resubmitted with the name of the applicant we will of
course consider the matter further.

Yours faithfully

Mrs Patricia Elias

Charity Commission Direct

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Thank you for your email to the Charity Commission.

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â chi i esbonio pam, gan nodi pryd y byddwn yn medru ymateb yn llawn.
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Thank you for your email to the Charity Commission.

We aim to give you a full and clear response within fifteen working days
from receipt of your email. We will ensure that our response is both
accurate and appropriate.

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within five working days where there is no need for referral to one of our
specialist operational teams.

If we cannot give you a full response within fifteen days, we will contact
you and let you know the reasons why this is not possible and indicate
when we expect to be in a position to give you a full response. We will
also let you have the name and contact number of the person dealing with
your query.

You can find the CommissionÂ*s contact details on our website at
[1]http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/tcc/...

Diolch am eich e-bost iÂ*r Comisiwn Elusennau.

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eich e-bost.

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does yna ddim angen cyfeirio at un oÂ*n timau gweithredol arbenigol.

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â chi i esbonio pam, gan nodi pryd y byddwn yn medru ymateb yn llawn.
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Thank you for your email to the Charity Commission.

We aim to give you a full and clear response within fifteen working days
from receipt of your email. We will ensure that our response is both
accurate and appropriate.

This is the same service standard we apply to letters and faxes but
Charity Commission Direct will usually respond to general email enquiries
within five working days where there is no need for referral to one of our
specialist operational teams.

If we cannot give you a full response within fifteen days, we will contact
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when we expect to be in a position to give you a full response. We will
also let you have the name and contact number of the person dealing with
your query.

You can find the CommissionÂ*s contact details on our website at
[1]http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/tcc/...

Diolch am eich e-bost iÂ*r Comisiwn Elusennau.

Rydym yn anelu at ymateb yn llawn o fewn pymtheg diwrnod gwaith o dderbyn
eich e-bost.

Hwn ywÂ*r un targed ac ymateb i lythyron ond mae Comisiwn Elusennau
Uniongyrchol fel arfer yn ymateb i e-byst o fewn pum diwrnod gwaith, ble
does yna ddim angen cyfeirio at un oÂ*n timau gweithredol arbenigol.

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â chi i esbonio pam, gan nodi pryd y byddwn yn medru ymateb yn llawn.
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Dear CHP Gillow,

I am afraid that the scope of your FOI request is very broad and the
length of time it would take to meet this request is beyond two working
days. There is a great deal of information which would have to be
researched and considered under the FOI Act.

To allow us to meet your FOI request please can you clarify what
information you require in relation to the charity's "activities" ?, what
specific activities do you require information on?. Also, please can you
specify a time frame for the information your require where this is
applicable? For example, do you require information over a set time
period, or over the last year?

Narrowing the scope of your request sufficiently will allow us to respond
to your FOI request.

Many thanks

Lin Ashby

Mergers and Collaborative Working Unit
Specialist Casework Division
Postal address:
Charity Commission Direct
PO Box 1227
LIVERPOOL
L69 3UG

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Dear Mr Gillow,

Thank you for you email which clarifies your request for information.

I will now proceed with this and forward the information as soon as
possible.

Please note that the time frame for a response to FOI requests is 20
working days and that the deadline for this particular case is 29th March
2011.

Best wishes

Lin Ashby

Mergers and Collaborative Working Unit
Specialist Casework Division
Postal address:
Charity Commission Direct
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LIVERPOOL
L69 3UG

General enquiries: 0845 300 0218
My Direct Line: 01823 345459

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Dear Mr Gillow,

Thank you your Freedom of Information request of 1^st March 2011 regarding
the Royal Merchant Navy School Educational Foundation (RMNSEF), charity
number 309046.

Under the FOI, our duty is to provide information we hold on request,
rather than an actual copy of documents which contain the information. We
aim to provide such information in the most efficient and cost effective
way.

I have attached the information we have in response to your request

You requested:

1. Confirmation that the objects for the RMNSEF shown on the Charity
Commission website are up to date and what/who the source of the text
shown in the ***Activities*** section is.

I can confirm that the objects are up-to date and that the source of the
activities description is provided by the charity itself.

2. Copies of communications received/sent since 2003 in respect of objects
activities and/or governance. You clarified through our telephone
conversation on17th Match 2011 and your subsequent email that you were
looking for case notes, reports/accounts and documents referring to the
objects of the charity since 2004.

I have attached in Annex A parts 1 & 2 accounts and annual returns from
2005 to 2009.

I have attached in Annex B an order dated 4^th January 2005 and an order
dated 6^th December 2006.

3. Copies of reports/accounts received since 2003

These have been included in Annex A parts 1 & 2

4. Copies of correspondence and or decisions (not covered above) in
respect of changes of governance, and/or the linking/uniting to another
charity.

You clarified this to mean to refer to the appointment of trustees since
the Scheme refers to the as being ***the Governors for the time being of
the school***

I have attached in Annex C case notes referring to trustee appointment

5. File notes/papers in respect of respect governance, objects and/or
activities of RMNSEF.

Annex C refers to this.

If you are unhappy with our response to your FOI request, have a complaint
or wish to request a review of our FOI decision, you should write to:
Charity Commission Direct by email to
[1][Charity Commission request email] or by post to PO Box 1227,
LIVERPOOL, L69 3UG. Please state what it is you are dissatisfied with,
which will assist us when we review our response.

If you request a Decision Review you will be notified of our final
decision. Please note that we will accept requests for a Decision Review
up to a maximum of 3 months after the original decision. The 3 months will
be calculated from the date on which you receive written notification of
the original decision. You will be deemed to have received written
notification on the day after the letter enclosing the decision was sent
or the same day if the decision was sent by email.

If after this you remain unhappy with the decision, you may apply directly
to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO
cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted our complaints procedure.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF.

Best wishes

Lin Ashby

Mergers and Collaborative Working Unit
Specialist Casework Division
Postal address:
Charity Commission Direct
PO Box 1227
LIVERPOOL
L69 3UG

General enquiries: 0845 300 0218
My Direct Line: 01823 345459

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