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
Slough 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 (if any) for each Common
Purpose course paid for by Slough Borough Council.

By "Common Purpose", I mean the training organisation of that name:

http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx

Yours faithfully,

Linda Greyson.

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Dear Ms Greyson

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request
dated 25th June 2008.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further
assistance.

Regards

Claire Portsmouth

e-HR Officer

Slough Borough Council

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