China visits

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Please provide the following information. I make this request under the Freedom of Information Act.

1) From 1 January 2017 to the day of your response to this request, please provide information on the number of trips to China taken by council officials (both elected and unelected) in the course of conducting council business.

For each trip, please provide the following information:

- The date and duration of the overseas trip, as well as the Chinese city that was visited.
- The full name, title and position of the council officials who went on the overseas trip as well as the number of people who travelled.
- The reason or reasons why the council officials went on the trip and an explanation as to how the trip benefited the council.
- A list of places the officials visited and the people they met (please provide as much detail as possible)
- The cost of the trip (please provide a breakdown of costs including travel costs, accommodation costs, expenses and any other costs).
- Please state whether the council met the costs of the trip, or whether an individual, group, company, consortium, charity or another organisation met the costs, including Chinese companies or government bodies.
- Please provide the full name of the individual, group, company, charity or organisation that met the costs. If it is a group or consortium, please state who or what composes the group or consortium.
- Details of any gifts received by the officials, their value and which organisation, individual gave them gift.
- Details of any financial benefits received by the council as a result of the trip - eg free office space in China.
- A copy of the itinerary for each trip.

I would like to receive the information electronically.

If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request under your Section 16 obligations.

Yours faithfully,

Dean Kirby

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Wandsworth Request for Information - 2020/2995 - China visits

 

I refer to your request for information received on 13/07/2020.  Please
accept our apologies for the delay.  Please see the information below in
response to your request: -

 

 1. From 1 January 2017 to the day of your response to this request,
please provide information on the number of trips to China taken by
council officials (both elected and unelected) in the course of
conducting council business?

No Council officials have made any trips to China since 01/01/2017,
therefore your request below is not applicable.

 

For each trip, please provide the following information:

- The date and duration of the overseas trip, as well as the Chinese city
that was visited.

- The full name, title and position of the council officials who went on
the overseas trip as well as the number of people who travelled.

- The reason or reasons why the council officials went on the trip and an
explanation as to how the trip benefited the council.

- A list of places the officials visited and the people they met (please
provide as much detail as possible)

- The cost of the trip (please provide a breakdown of costs including
travel costs, accommodation costs, expenses and any other costs).

- Please state whether the council met the costs of the trip, or whether
an individual, group, company, consortium, charity or another organisation
met the costs, including Chinese companies or government bodies.

- Please provide the full name of the individual, group, company, charity
or organisation that met the costs. If it is a group or consortium, please
state who or what composes the group or consortium.

- Details of any gifts received by the officials, their value and which
organisation, individual gave them gift.

- Details of any financial benefits received by the council as a result of
the trip - eg free office space in China.

- A copy of the itinerary for each trip.

N/A

 

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From: Dean Kirby <[FOI #676314 email]>
Sent: 11 July 2020 10:29
To: FOI WBC <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - China visits

 

Please provide the following information. I make this request under the
Freedom of Information Act.

1) From 1 January 2017 to the day of your response to this request, please
provide information on the number of trips to China taken by council
officials (both elected and unelected) in the course of conducting council
business.

For each trip, please provide the following information:

- The date and duration of the overseas trip, as well as the Chinese city
that was visited.
- The full name, title and position of the council officials who went on
the overseas trip as well as the number of people who travelled.
- The reason or reasons why the council officials went on the trip and an
explanation as to how the trip benefited the council.
- A list of places the officials visited and the people they met (please
provide as much detail as possible)
- The cost of the trip (please provide a breakdown of costs including
travel costs, accommodation costs, expenses and any other costs).
- Please state whether the council met the costs of the trip, or whether
an individual, group, company, consortium, charity or another organisation
met the costs, including Chinese companies or government bodies.
- Please provide the full name of the individual, group, company, charity
or organisation that met the costs. If it is a group or consortium, please
state who or what composes the group or consortium.
- Details of any gifts received by the officials, their value and which
organisation, individual gave them gift.
- Details of any financial benefits received by the council as a result of
the trip - eg free office space in China.
- A copy of the itinerary for each trip.

I would like to receive the information electronically.

If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible
within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague,
I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to
how I could refine the request under your Section 16 obligations.

Yours faithfully,

Dean Kirby

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