Peter Cardy - Common Purpose

John Walker made this Freedom of Information request to Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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From: John Walker

22 September 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

1. Has Peter Cardy, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard
Agency, ever attended a Common Purpose training course?

If so, please list the courses he has attended, their dates, their
cost and details of who paid for them.

2. Is Peter Cardy, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard
Agency, a Common Purpose "graduate"?

By "Common Purpose", I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx By Common Purpose
"graduate", I refer to a specific class of person who has passed
the advanced Common Purpose courses.

Yours faithfully,

John Walker

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From: Paul Ireland
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

30 September 2008

Dear Mr Walker

Freedom of Information Act 2000: Request for Information, Reference FO000580

Your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Peter Cardy, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, has not attended a Common Purpose training course and is not a Common Purpose Graduate.

If you have a complaint or wish to appeal regarding your request for information please contact:

The FOIA Unit
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Bay 3/08, Spring Place
105, Commercial Rd
SOUTHAMPTON
Hampshire
SO15 1EG
Tel: 023 80329282/287/373

Quoting reference FO00580

Yours sincerely

Paul Ireland
Office of the Chief Executive

Paul Ireland
Corporate Secretariat
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Bay 3/29
023 8032 9389
GTN 1513 389

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From: John Walker

30 September 2008

Dear Paul Ireland,

Thank you for your reply.

You say "Peter Cardy, Chief Executive of the Maritime and
Coastguard Agency, has not attended a Common Purpose training
course and is not a Common Purpose Graduate."

Please elucidate.

Does this mean

1. "We have no record of Mr Cardy attending any Common Purpose
training courses"

2. "We asked Mr Cardy and he said that he has not attended any
Common Purpose training courses"

3. Some other explanation as to the exact meaning of the reply.

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: Paul Ireland
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

1 October 2008

Dear Mr Walker

I spoke to Mr Cardy and he said that he has not attended any
Common Purpose training courses.

I hope this clarifies the situation for you.

With Regards

Paul

Paul Ireland
Corporate Secretariat
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Bay 3/29
023 8032 9389
GTN 1513 389

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