Common Purpose

R Soles (Account suspended) made this Freedom of Information request to Sevenoaks District Council

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From: R Soles (Account suspended)

7 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please provide the following information:

Charity "Common Purpose"; meaning the training organisation of that
name:http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx

On a yearly basis from 2000 onwards , unless of course money was
paid to Common Purpose from an earlier period, in which case please
include information from the earlier period.

1. Name all Elected Councillors who have attended a Common Purpose
course?

2. Name all employees who have attended a Common Purpose course?

3. How much money has been paid to this organisation?

4. Please provide copies of invoices/receipts.

Yours faithfully,

R Soles

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7 March 2009

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From: Arnolds, Wiebke
Sevenoaks District Council

9 March 2009

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Dear Mr or Mrs Soles,
Please find an acknowledgement letter attached.

Kind Regards

Wiebke Arnolds
Democratic Services Officer
Sevenoaks District Council
Tel. 01732 227 350

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From: Rowbotham, Adrian
Sevenoaks District Council

24 March 2009

R Soles

Please find the answers to your questions below:

1. Name all Elected Councillors who have attended a Common Purpose course.
A: No Elected Councillors have attended a Common Purpose course.

2. Name all employees who have attended a Common Purpose course?
A: Facilities Manager 2002/03, Community Development Officer 2003/04

3. How much money has been paid to the organisation?
A: 2000/01 nil, 2001/02 nil, 2002/03 £3,050, 2003/04 £2,350, 2004/05
nil, 2005/06 £1,500, 2006/07 nil, 2007/08 nil, 2008/09 nil

4. Please provide copies of invoices / receipts?
A: If you provide an address I will be able to send you copies of the
invoices.

If you are dissatisfied with the way your request for information has been
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information to you, please write to the Complaints Co-ordinator at
Sevenoaks District Council, FREEPOST SEA 6448 , Argyle Road, Sevenoaks
TN13 1BR or email: [1][email address]. If, following the review
of your complaint, you are still unhappy with the decision of the Council,
you have a right to ask the Information Commissioner to look at your case.

Regards

Adrian Rowbotham
Finance Manager
Corporate Resources
Sevenoaks District Council

Tel: 01732 227153

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From: R Soles (Account suspended)

24 March 2009

Dear Rowbotham, Adrian,

Thank you for your reply, please confirm whether Sevenoaks District
Council has paid any further money to Common Purpose, prior to
2000?

a)The public interests test has been applied else where and is
always in favour of disclose.

b) Because these are civil servants whose money is provided by the
rate payer; therefore no exemption can apply.

c) As a prerequisite to attending a course, graduates sign a waiver
giving permission for publication of their names, employment
position and employers.

c) Where challenged to do so , other Councils have provided this
information willing.

Therefore, please supply ALL information as requested.

Yours sincerely,

R Soles

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From: Rowbotham, Adrian
Sevenoaks District Council

3 April 2009

Dear R Soles

Please find the reponse below to your follow up email dated 24 March 2009.

The name of the Facilities Manager who attended a course was Robert Morrison. The Community Development Officer was a junior member of staff and should have an expectation of privacy, therefore I am not willing to disclose his/her name.

I am unable to provide information for earlier years as local authorities are only required to keep financial information going back six years plus the current year.

Regards

Adrian Rowbotham
Finance Manager
Corporate Resources
Sevenoaks District Council

Tel: 01732 227153

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From: R Soles (Account suspended)

9 April 2009

Dear Rowbotham, Adrian,

Thank you for your response.

With regard to your request (below)
Please provide invoices as requested, I am sure you are aware that
a email address is all that is required via FOI rules .

4. Please provide copies of invoices / receipts?
A: If you provide an address I will be able to send you copies of
the invoices.

Yours sincerely,

R Soles

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From: R Soles (Account suspended)

14 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Sevenoaks District
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Common Purpose'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Yours sincerely,

R Soles

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14 April 2009

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From: Arnolds, Wiebke
Sevenoaks District Council

15 April 2009

Attachment Copy of Invoices.pdf
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Dear Mr Soles,
Thank you for your email posted 14 April 2009. In your email you do not
provide us with any details of what aspect of our process in responding to
your request you would like to have reviewed. Please could you provide me
with further details. In the mean time please find attached an electronic
copy of invoices supplied to you by the Finance Manager in response to
your email dated 09/04/09 in which you seem to indicate that you would
prefer to receive the copies electronically. Due to the small number of
invoices we have been able to scan the invoices.

Yours sincerely

Wiebke Arnolds
Democratic Services Officer
Sevenoaks District Council
Tel. 01732 227 350

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From: R Soles (Account suspended)

23 April 2009

Dear Arnolds, Wiebke,

Can you please confirm if in fact the The Community Development
Officer,a junior member of staff is called
Phillip Aldis ?

Yours sincerely,

R Soles

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From: Arnolds, Wiebke
Sevenoaks District Council

15 May 2009

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Dear Mr or Ms Soles,
Please find a response attached.

Kind Regards

Wiebke Arnolds
Democratic Services Officer
Sevenoaks District Council
Tel. 01732 227 350

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