Decision to Sell Wedgwood Memorial College Barlaston

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Dear Stoke on Trent City Council,

On what date and by whom was the decision to sell Wedgwood Memorial College Barlaston made? Can I have a copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made?

Yours faithfully,

Karen Carlin

FOI, Stoke on Trent City Council

Dear Ms Carlin
Your request for information ref. SOT19648
Thank you for your request for information about Wedgwood Memorial
College.  Your request was received by the Information Rights Team on 22
September 2012.  This is being dealt with under the terms of the
appropriate Information Rights legislation.
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     Dear Stoke on Trent City Council,
 
     On what date and by whom was the decision to sell Wedgwood Memorial
     College Barlaston made? Can I have a copy of the minutes of the
     meeting at which the decision was made?
 
     Yours faithfully,
 
     Karen Carlin
 
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FOI, Stoke on Trent City Council

Dear Ms Carlin,
 
Your request for information on Wedgwood Memorial College
 
We have now considered your request for information and a copy of the
information is below.
 

* On what date and by whom was the decision to sell Wedgwood Memorial
College Barlaston made? Can I have a copy of the minutes of the
meeting at which the decision was made?

 
The decision to close Wedgwood College and Conference Centre (Wedgwood
Memorial College), was taken by the City Council on 23rd February 2012 at
Full Council. 
 
Under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act we do not have to
provide information if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The
information that you have requested in regard to minutes is available from
our website by following the link below. If you do not have access to the
Internet you may be able to use facilities at your local library. If you
require a paper copy of the information, please contact me. There is
normally a charge of 10p per page for paper copies.
For the minutes of the relevant meeting please refer to the following
link: 
[1]http://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk/ieList....
Then please click on item 151, Appendices A_N; you will then need to
scroll to section G(ii) “Final Savings Proposals Recommended for 2012/13
to 2014/15”; then scroll down to “Report Page 5”. The closure of Wedgwood
College is listed on this page.
 
Any further decisions on the future of the College, including the sale of
the site or otherwise, will be made through the appropriate governance
processes.
 
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Yours sincerely,
Information Rights
 
 
Information Rights | Customer Access
Customer Feedback & Information Rights Team, People – Adult &
Neighbourhood Services
City of Stoke on Trent
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for your partial reply to my question, "On what date and by whom was the decision to sell Wedgwood Memorial College Barlaston made? Can I have a copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made?"

Viz:
"Any further decisions on the future of the College, including the sale of the site or otherwise, will be made through the appropriate governance processes".

Could you please clarify the date when, and by whom (through the appropriate governance processes), the decision to sell Wedgwood Memorial College Barlaston was made? Can I have a copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made?"

Thank you for your continued assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Karen Carlin

Dear FOI,
Dear FOI,
Thank you for your partial reply to my question, "On what date and
by whom was the decision to sell Wedgwood Memorial College
Barlaston made? Can I have a copy of the minutes of the meeting at
which the decision was made?"

Viz:
"Any further decisions on the future of the College, including the
sale of the site or otherwise, will be made through the appropriate
governance processes".

Could you please clarify the date when, and by whom (through the
appropriate governance processes), the decision to sell Wedgwood
Memorial College Barlaston was made? Can I have a copy of the
minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made?"

Thank you for your continued assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Karen Carlin

Yours sincerely,

Karen Carlin

FOI, Stoke on Trent City Council

Dear Karen,

SOT19648 Freedom of Information Internal Review regarding your request for information about Wedgwood Memorial College

Thank you for your correspondence requesting an Internal Review, which was received on the 22/10/2012, regarding your request for information about Wedgwood Memorial College.

An internal review is not a statutory requirement and there is no statutory timescale for the Council to respond. However the Council will conduct an internal review as recommended by the Section 45 Code of Practice. It does aim to deal with these quickly and where possible within 20 working days. However sometimes this is not possible, but please be assured that we will conduct a review and you will receive a response.

If you have any queries about this email please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,
Information Rights

Information Rights | Customer Access
Customer Feedback & Information Rights Team
People – Adult & Neighbourhood Services
City of Stoke-on-Trent
Civic Centre Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH
T: 01782 235965
e: [Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

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Dear FOI,

Thank you for your email advising me that you have decided to request an internal review. I have not requested an internal review. I have asked for information on the decision to "sell" Wedgwood Memorial College. I have asked for the date of the decision, who made the decision and for a copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the decision was taken.

Thank you for your contined assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Karen Carlin

FOI, Stoke on Trent City Council

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Dear Karen,

Thank you for your email correspondence below. As you did not wish to make an internal review at this time, in order to clarify the information that was provided to you in our response dated 22/10/2012 (attached above), I have contacted the Enterprise and Skills section of the Council and they have provided the following explanation. I trust this will be of assistance to you and that this closes this matter for you.

The decision was taken in February 2012 by the City Council to close the college. A formal decision to sell the College site has not yet been made. However, sale options are being considered as part of the closure programme. Any decisions on the future of the College, including the sale of the site or otherwise, will be made through the appropriate governance processes.

For your information, you do still have the right to have an internal review conducted if you so wish. Please contact me at this email address if you would like to do this.

Yours sincerely

Louise Kelly

Louise Kelly | Information Rights Manager
Customer Feedback & Information Rights Team, People – Adult & Neighbourhood Services
City of Stoke-on-Trent 
Civic Centre, Floor 2,  Glebe Street   Stoke-on-Trent   ST4 1HH
t 01782 235965
e [email address]

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