Common Purpose

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"James:Argent" To FOI requests at
<[FOI #24630 email]> Hertfordshire County Council
<[Hertfordshire County Council request email]>
14/12/2009 07:35 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Common Purpose

Dear Hertfordshire County Council,

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please provide details of:

1. the names and ranks/grades of all employees in your organisation
who are Common Purpose 'graduates'.

2. the total expenditure by your organisation on Common Purpose
courses for each of the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 to date together with a
copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose course paid for by your
organisation.

By 'Common Purpose', I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.common purpose.org
By Common Purpose 'graduate', I refer to those people who have
passed the advanced Common Purpose
courses.

Yours faithfully,

James:Argent

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Reference number: FOI/RAP/12/09/1719

Dear James Argent,

Thank you for your correspondence of the 14th December 2009 requesting the
following information:

'Please provide details of:

1. the names and ranks/grades of all employees in your organisation
who are Common Purpose 'graduates'.

2. the total expenditure by your organisation on Common Purpose
courses for each of the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 to date together with a
copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose course paid for by your
organisation.

By 'Common Purpose', I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.common purpose.org
By Common Purpose 'graduate', I refer to those people who have
passed the advanced Common Purpose
courses.'

Your request for information is being considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We will respond to your request as quickly as
possible, and by 14th January 2010 at the latest.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting
the reference number on this letter. To find out more about Freedom of
Information, please visit www.hertsdirect.org/foi.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit
Hertfordshire County Council
Telephone: 01992 555848
Fax: 01992 588117
Email: [email address]
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Dear Mr. Argent

Reference number: FOI/RAP/12/09/1719

On 14th December 2009 , we received the following request for information
from you:

Please provide details of:

1. the names and ranks/grades of all employees in your organisation
who are Common Purpose 'graduates'.

2. the total expenditure by your organisation on Common Purpose
courses for each of the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 to date together with a
copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose course paid for by your
organisation.

By 'Common Purpose', I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.common purpose.org
By Common Purpose 'graduate', I refer to those people who have
passed the advanced Common Purpose
courses.

Your request for information has been considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Hertfordshire County Council
does hold the information you have requested and can respond as follows:

1. To the best of our knowledge there is one employee within
Hertfordshire County Council who fits your description of a Common Purpose
`graduate'. The employee in question is a Project Manager in the
Council's Adult Care Services department. With regards to the disclosure
of the employee's name and grade, after consideration the County Council
has decided that this information should be withheld under the exemption
contained in Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000,
relating to third party personal data. The disclosure of this information
would contravene the first Data Protection principle as the individual has
not provided their consent for the information to be disclosed.
2. The Council has made one payment totalling *329.00 to Common Purpose
UK. This refers to an invoice dated 01/01/2005. I attach a copy of the
invoice with the attendee's personal details redacted.

Please note, we do not hold invoices for more than seven years and
therefore can only respond with regard to the financial year 2003/4 to
date.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting
the reference number on this letter. To find out more about Freedom of
Information, please visit www.hertsdirect.org/foi

If you are unhappy with the way the County Council has handled your
request for information, you may complain through the County Council's
complaints procedure which is available at www.hertsdirect.org/complaints

If you are unhappy with the outcome of the complaints procedure you are
entitled to ask the Information Commissioner to investigate your
complaint. You should write to: FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit
Hertfordshire County Council
Telephone: 01992 555848
Fax: 01992 588117
Email: [email address]

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