Information on water coolers to all council buildings within SBC

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to the FoI office for response.

Kind regards

Customer Services
Swindon Borough Council
Wat Tyler House
Swindon SN1 2JG
Phone: 01793 445500

E-mail: [Swindon Borough Council request email]
Website: www.swindon.gov.uk

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Dear Mr White ,

Ref FOI101000221448 Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your attached email received in our office on 16 June 2010.

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Council has a
duty to respond `promptly' or no later than 20 working days, which in this
case is 14 July 2010.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me as detailed,
quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Sharon Druett

Sharon Druett ([email address])
Freedom of Information Officer
Law and Democratic Services
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 463377
Fax: 01793 463405
Web: [1]www.swindon.gov.uk

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Dear Mr White,

Ref: FOI101000221448 Freedom of Information Request

Further to my attached acknowledgement we are now able to release the
following information.

In response to the query :

2007/08 - £31,363
2008/09 - £26,770
2009/10 - £29,528

Please note the information supplied includes the cost of water, cups and
rental as we are unable to break this information down as requested, as we
do not record this level of detail on our electronic systems. The only way
to extract this information from our records would be to go back to each
individual invoice.

The costs will also include the cost of water supplied to members of the
public visiting Council offices (meeting rooms etc.) and some other sites
including some Care Homes as we are unable to breakdown the costs where
machines are used by both employees and the public.

Under the provision of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, information
has to be provided free of charge, if it does not exceed the statutory
limits, which for Local Government, is £450.00. This equates to one
person spending 18 hours determining whether the Council holds the
information, locating, retrieving and extracting the information. We
estimate it would be likely to take us outside the prescribed limit. If
you still require this information, please get back to us and we will
issue a fees notice. You may also consider if it would be possible to
narrow down your request to keep it within the time limit.

If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review, you should
contact:

Customer Services
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
Website: [1]www.[Swindon Borough Council request email]

The complaints/review procedure involves a full review and an examination
of all the information by the Council's Monitoring Officer.

If you are not content with the outcome of our conclusion, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner's Office for a decision, before
contacting the Council. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless
you have exhausted the Council's own complaints procedure.

The Information Officer can be contacted at:

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

Email: [2][email address]
Tel: 01625 545700 (ask for Freedom of Information)

If you require any further information concerning this matter, please
contact me as detailed, quoting the above reference number in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely

Sharon Druett

Sharon Druett ([email address])
Freedom of Information Officer
Law and Democratic Services
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 463377
Fax: 01793 463405
Web: [3]www.swindon.gov.uk

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______________________________________________
From: Sharon Druett
Sent: 08 July 2010 17:49
To: '[FOI #37867 email]'
Subject: FOI101000221448 Water Coolers

Dear Mr White ,

Ref FOI101000221448 Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your attached email received in our office on 16 June 2010.

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Council has a
duty to respond `promptly' or no later than 20 working days, which in this
case is 14 July 2010.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me as detailed,
quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Sharon Druett

Sharon Druett ([email address])
Freedom of Information Officer
Law and Democratic Services
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 463377
Fax: 01793 463405
Web: [4]www.swindon.gov.uk

Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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