Dear Sir or Madam,

Please detail total expenditure by your organisation 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 your organisation.

By "Common Purpose", I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx

Yours faithfully,

John Walker

Dear Mr Walker

Thank you for your Freedom of Information enquiry dated 10 August 2008 requesting information on total expenditure by the National School of Government on Common Purpose courses for 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 to date.

You have also asked to be sent copies of invoices for each Common Purpose
course paid for by the National School.

I am dealing with this request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will ensure you receive a response as soon as possible.

If you have any questions relating to this email, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Christopher Mallett
Librarian
National School of Government
Sunningdale Park
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 0QE
tel: +44 (0)1344 634286
fax: +44 (0)1344 634118
email: [email address]

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Dear Mr Walker

Thank you for your Freedom of Information enquiry dated 10 August 2008 requesting information on total expenditure by the National School of Government on Common Purpose courses for 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 to date.

You also asked to be sent copies of invoices for each Common Purpose course paid for by the National School.

From the year 1997 to date, the National School of Government (and its predecessor organisations) made five payments totalling £4,709.84 to Common Purpose.

These payments are detailed below by calendar year:

YEAR AMOUNT
1999 £106.40
2002 £1,000.00
2003 £250.00
2005 £1,762.50
2005 £1,590.94

I have attached copies of invoices for the payments made to Common Purpose in 2002, 2005 and 2006 as a PDF file.

Consistent with the National Audit Office requirement that main accounting ledgers are retained for six years, the invoice for 1999 has since been destroyed.

I should also note that the invoice for the payment made to Common Purpose in 2003 was destroyed in a fire at an off-site storage facility in 2006.

If you have any questions relating to this email, please don't hesitate to contact me.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision you should write to:

Rob Reynolds
Head of Communications
National School of Government
Sunningdale Park
Larch Avenue
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 0QE
tel. 01344 634145
email: [email address]

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the National School of Government.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Christopher Mallett
Librarian
National School of Government
Sunningdale Park
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 0QE
tel: +44 (0)1344 634286
fax: +44 (0)1344 634118
email: [email address]

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