Contingency Fund

Dear Mr Norris
Your request for information
Thank you for your request for information about Financial Services. Your
request was received on 16/10/2011 and I am dealing with it under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
In some circumstances we may charge for information. If there is a charge
I will let you know as you will have to pay it before we deal with your
request.
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Information Act. We will check the information you have asked for and send
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You should expect to receive a response to your request on or before
14/11/2011, in line with the Acts 20 working day statutory deadline.
 
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City Council's website, which can be found at the following address:
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Yours sincerely,
Information Rights
 
 
Information Rights | Support: Business Services 
City of Stoke-on-Trent 
GF23 Stoke Town Hall  Glebe Street  Stoke-on-Trent  ST4 1HH
t 01782 232853
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Dear Mr Norris

Thank you for your email.

I spoke to the department that is dealing with your request yesterday and they confirmed that the response is almost complete.

I apologise for the delay in providing the response and will endeavour to get it to you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,
Information Rights

Information Rights | Support: Business Services
City of Stoke-on-Trent
GF23 Stoke Town Hall Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH
t 01782 232853
e [Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

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Dear Mr Norris
We are very sorry for the delay in responding to you. We have today been in touch with the appropriate department of the Council and will try and get a response to you as soon as possible.
Regards
FOI Team

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Dear Mr Norris
Your request for information on Contingency Fund
We have now considered your request and unfortunately we do not hold the
information that you have asked for.
The City Council does not have or hold a Contingency Fund. As part of the
overall budget setting process consideration is given to providing a
contingency allocation for any unplanned or unforeseen events. This is of
particular significance and importance given the huge reduction in funding
and re-organisation necessary due to Central Government’s austerity
measures. The 2011/12 budget was agreed by City Council on 24^th February
2011 and can be seen by clicking the following link:
 
[1]Financial Strategy 2011/2012 - 2012/2013 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council
 
Any expenditure charged to contingency is done so on an exceptions basis
and agreed by the Section 151 officer. Unforeseen pressures that arise
throughout the year that may require funding from contingency are flagged
up at the earliest opportunity with reallocation been made to the
appropriate areas if the pressure is deemed to be outside the control of
the service department. The contingency allocation is part of the general
fund and as such, is not held in a separate account. Therefore there are
no withdrawals from or deposits to a Contingency Fund.
 
 
The total amount held as a Contingency, taking into account potential
commitments, as at 1^st December 2011 is £1.168m.
 
The information supplied may be used for domestic or journalistic
purposes. Its use for commercial gain may be subject to the issue of a
licence under the Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005.
 
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request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
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Chief Executive’s Directorate, Civic Centre Floor 4, Glebe Street, ST4 1HH
or email [2][Stoke on Trent City Council request email].
 
If, after contacting us, you are not content with the outcome, you may ask
the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information
Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have already used our
appeal procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
 
Yours sincerely,
Information Rights
 
 
Information Rights | Support: Business Services 
City of Stoke-on-Trent 
GF23 Stoke Town Hall  Glebe Street  Stoke-on-Trent  ST4 1HH
t 01782 232853
e [3][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]
 
 
 
 

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Dear Mr Norris

Your request for information about contingency funds

Thank you for your request for information about contingency funds. Your request was received on 28 December 2011 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances we may charge for information. If there is a charge I will let you know as you will have to pay it before we deal with your request.

Some information does not have to be released under the Freedom of Information Act. We will check the information you have asked for and send you as much as possible. If another person or organisation is named in the information we may have to ask their opinion before we decide what we can give you.

You should expect to receive a response to your request on or before 26 January 2012 in line with the Acts 20 working day statutory deadline.

For your information we may publish the response to your request on our City Council's website, which can be found at the following address: www.stoke.gov.uk.

If you have any queries about this email please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights

Information Rights | Support: Business Services
City of Stoke-on-Trent
GF23 Stoke Town Hall Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH
t 01782 232853
e [Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

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Dear Mr Norris,

Thank you for your email concerning your recent Freedom of Information Request.

In your initial request you appeared to be asking for information relating to the authorities contingency fund. Our response explained that "The City Council does not have or hold a Contingency Fund. As part of the overall budget setting process consideration is given to providing a contingency allocation for any unplanned or unforeseen events." This then allowed you to be more specific in your next request on the same subject, therefore a new request has been logged. The City Council now has the statutory 20 working day deadline to respond to your request.

Regards

Information Rights

Information Rights | Support: Business Services
City of Stoke-on-Trent
GF23 Stoke Town Hall Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH
t 01782 232853
e [Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

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Dear Mr Norris,

The response to your request will be provided by the deadline of 26/01/2012.

If for any reason this is delayed we will let you know.

Regards

Information Rights | Support: Business Services
City of Stoke-on-Trent
GF23 Stoke Town Hall Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH
t 01782 232853
e [Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

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Dear Mr Norris,

Please accept my apologies as we are not able to respond to your freedom of information request today.

I will keep you informed as to when you can expect a response, this should be shortly.

Regards

Information Rights | Support: Business Services
City of Stoke-on-Trent
GF23 Stoke Town Hall Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH
t 01782 232853
e [Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

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Dear Mr Norris,

Again please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to you.

The department who hold the information have advised me that you will receive a response within the next few working days.

We do not need any further clarification from you.

Kind Regards

Information Rights | Support: Business Services
City of Stoke-on-Trent
GF23 Stoke Town Hall Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH
t 01782 232853
e [Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

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Dear Mr Norris,

 

Your request for information on contingency funds

 

We have now considered your request for information and a copy of the
information is below.

 

See below for a list of unplanned or unforeseen expenditure agreed by the
section 151 officer to be accommodated by contingency from April 2011 to
Jan 2012.

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Area/Description |Amount |
| |(£’000)|
|----------------------------------------------------------------+-------|
|Delay in savings implementation – It has been well documented | 3,500|
|that we are in the worst economic situation in recent history | |
|dealing with unprecedented cuts. As at 31^st December, savings | |
|of £30m out of the total proposed £36m have been achieved. It is| |
|forecast that savings proposals relating to procurement (£1.5m) | |
|and employee terms and conditions (£2.0m) will not be achieved | |
|this year. | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------+-------|
|Final housing benefit and council tax benefit administration | 250|
|grant adjustment. | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------+-------|
|Resolution of confidential legal proceedings e.g Compensation | 160|
|claims, severance pay and litigation. | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------+-------|
|Increased capacity for specialist expertise for major programmes| 1,000|
|and response to challenging economic service conditions. | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------+-------|
|Total | 4,910|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

The information supplied may be used for domestic or journalistic
purposes. Its use for commercial gain including issuing to the public may
be subject to the issue of a licence under the Reuse of Public Sector
Information Regulations 2005.

 

If you have any queries about this email, please do not 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: Freedom of Information and Data Protection Manager,
Support: Business Services, Stoke Town Hall, Glebe Street, ST4 1HH or
email [Stoke on Trent City Council request email].

 

If, after contacting us, you are not content with the outcome, you may ask
the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information
Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have already used our
appeal procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights

 

 

Information Rights | Support: Business Services 

City of Stoke-on-Trent 

GF23 Stoke Town Hall  Glebe Street  Stoke-on-Trent  ST4 1HH

t 01782 232853

e [1][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

 

 

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