Dear Sir or Madam,

I and others are deeply concerned at the workings of a charity
named COMMON PURPOSE which seems deeply ingrained in many Councils,
hence I request that you detail total expenditure (if any) by
Lewisham Borough Council 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 Lewisham Borough Council.

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

Yours faithfully,

Linda Greyson.

London Borough of Lewisham - Freedom of Information request - Community
service

Our Reference: 23569
https://feedback.lewisham.gov.uk/cus/ser...

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Dear Ms. Greyson

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000

Reference No: 23569

Thank you for your recent request, received 23 June 2008 concerning the
London Borough of Lewisham's involvement with the charitable organisation
known as "Common Purpose"

Your request is being considered and you will receive a response within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the application of any
exemptions. Where consideration is being given to exemptions the 20 working
day timescale may be extended to a period considered reasonable depending on
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Yours sincerely

Melanie Clarke

Corporate Information Governance Officer

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Dear Ms Greyson,

RE: Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request for information dated 25 June 2008 regarding
the charity Common Purpose.

We are pleased to enclose the information you requested.

However, the information only goes back as far as financial year
2002/2003 due to the retention schedule on this information which is 6
years.

You have the right to appeal this decision by replying to this email
stating your reasons or alternatively in writing to the address below;

Corporate Information Governance
Room 204, 2nd Floor
Lewisham Town Hall
Catford
SE6 4RU

We hope you find this information useful.

Regards

Mark Pybus
Corporate Information Governance Officer

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