FOI Details for Chart Trustees

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30-40 High Street,
Scunthorpe,
North Lincolnshire,
DN15 6NL

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Customer Name: Mr John Cross
Address:

Reference Number (URN): 413997
Date Received: 15/12/2009

Details of Enquiry;
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request information from North Lincolnshire County Council under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I noticed on the Council website that the Mayor was to "attend the commemoration of 70 years' anniversary of the former Scunthorpe Borough by Scunthorpe Charter Trustees" [http://tinyurl.com/chartertrustees] Please can you provide me with the following information (if you hold it): (1) The Freedom of Information Act publication scheme for the Charter Trustees. (2) The email contact address for the person normally responsible for making FOI requests to the Charter Trustees. (3) The minutes of the most recent meeting of the Charter Trustees many thanks, John Cross

Hello Mr Cross. I refer to your request for information about the
Scunthorpe Charter Trustees.

North Lincolnshire Council has very little involvement with the Charter
Trustees other than allowing them to use a room at Pittwood House for
their annual meeting and any other meeting they may have which I
understand are fairly infrequent. I can however give you some background
to the establishment of the trustees.

Charter Trustees for the area of the former Borough of Scunthorpe were
established on 1 April 1996 following local government reorganisation in
this area. All North Lincolnshire Councillors who represent wards in the
former Scunthorpe Borough Council area are trustees. Other powers/duties
include -

1. The trustees must hold an annual meeting in each year.

2. The trustees may hold other meetings.

3. The trustees may appoint a town mayor and a deputy town mayor - they
have never done so.

4. The trustees may issue a precept of up to *30,000 - they have never
done so.

5. The civic regalia of Scunthorpe has been owned by the trustees since 1
April 1996. I also understand that the trustees may acquire or accept
gifts of historic or ceremonial property (other than land and buildings)
for the area for which they act.

The power of the trustees is largely ceremonial and there is no legal
power for them to act as consultees in relation to matters such as the
local plan, although there has been no objection to this and on occasions
the trustees have met to discuss issues of the this nature.

As mentioned previously North Lincolnshire Council provides accommodation
for meetings. The trustees have appointed their own Secretary and are
responsible for calling their own meetings. The current Secretary is
Councillor Darrell Barkworth who can be contacted at Pittwood House,
Scunthorpe on 01724 - 296348

In relation to your specific questions the Charter Trustees do not have a
publication scheme. The contact for the trustees is set out above. A copy
of the minutes of the most recent meeting are attached.

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I hope the information is useful.

Regards

Mel Holmes

Head of Democratic Services

01724 - 296230

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Customer Name: Mr John Cross
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Reference Number (URN): 413997

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Date Received: 15/12/2009

Details of Enquiry;
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request information from North Lincolnshire County Council under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I noticed on the Council website that the Mayor was to "attend the commemoration of 70 years? anniversary of the former Scunthorpe Borough by Scunthorpe Charter Trustees" [http://tinyurl.com/chartertrustees] Please can you provide me with the following information (if you hold it): (1) The Freedom of Information Act publication scheme for the Charter Trustees. (2) The email contact address for the person normally responsible for making FOI requests to the Charter Trustees. (3) The minutes of the most recent meeting of the Charter Trustees many thanks, John Cross

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