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Thank you for you Freedom of Information request.

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Dunbartonshire Council.

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Dear Jamie

Thank you for your request for information. In answer to your enquiry I can
provide the following response on behalf of East Dunbartonshire Council.

Q: In excel spreadsheet form, please list any external public
relations, communications, media consultancy, social media or
lobbying firms hired by your organisation from 2017/2018 to 2021/22.

A: I can confirm that East Dunbartonshire Council has not undertaken
any external communications spending or hired any such firms in that
time frame. Communications are delivered through the in-house team.

Apologies for the lelayingin confirming this information to you. Should you
have any questions on the content of the response and would like the Local
Authority to clarify or explain, please do feel free to get in contact,
citing the enquiry reference number above.

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responded to your request, you are entitled to require the Council to
review its decision. The review will be handled by staff who were not
involved in the original decision. Please note that in order for a review
to take place you must:
· Lodge a written requirement for a review within 40 working days of
the date of this letter
· Include a correspondence address and a description of the original
request and the reason why you are dissatisfied.
· Address your request to the Freedom of Information team :

[East Dunbartonshire Council request email]

The review will be handled by staff who were not involved in the original
decision. You will receive notice of the results of the review within 20
working days of receipt of your request. The notice will state the
findings of the review as well as details of how to appeal to the Scottish
Information Commissioner if you are still dissatisfied with the Council?s
response. You must request an internal review by the Council before a
complaint can be directed to the Scottish Information Commissioner.

Information Management Team
East Dunbartonshire Council
[email address]
www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
www.facebook.com/edunbartonshirecouncil

Kind regards

Angela

Angela Fegan
Customer, Performance & PR Manager
East Dunbartonshire Council

Tel: 0141 578 8078

[mobile number]
Email: [email address]

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Follow us on Twitter @EDCouncil or like us on
www.facebook.com/edunbartonshirecouncil

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Hi Jamie

I have been advised that my late response to your FOI crossed over with a
request from you to our central FOI team for a review as you had yet to
receive a response.

Apologies again for the delay in getting my response to you - can you
confirm if you still wish a review of our approach. The delay was my fault
as whilst I knew through our communications team that we had no external
communications expenditure, it took me longer than expected to go through
other areas of the Council to check that they had not incurred such
expenditure without my awareness.

If you can let me know if you wish a review to be conducted I can confirm
that to our FOI team and they can progress this.

Kind regards
Angela

Angela Fegan
Customer, Performance & PR Manager
East Dunbartonshire Council

Tel: 0141 578 8078
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Follow us on Twitter @EDCouncil or like us on
www.facebook.com/edunbartonshirecouncil

From: Angela Fegan/ChiefExecutives/EDC
To: Jamie Mann <[FOI #857443 email]>
Cc: Alison Calder/HumanResources/EDC@EDC, Web Email Freedom of
Information/EDC@EDC
Date: 06/06/2022 13:37
Subject: FOI/15356 External Comms Spending

Dear Jamie

Thank you for your request for information. In answer to your enquiry I can
provide the following response on behalf of East Dunbartonshire Council.

Q: In excel spreadsheet form, please list any external public
relations, communications, media consultancy, social media or
lobbying firms hired by your organisation from 2017/2018 to 2021/22.

A: I can confirm that East Dunbartonshire Council has not undertaken
any external communications spending or hired any such firms in that
time frame. Communications are delivered through the in-house team.

Apologies for the lelayingin confirming this information to you. Should you
have any questions on the content of the response and would like the Local
Authority to clarify or explain, please do feel free to get in contact,
citing the enquiry reference number above.

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which East Dunbartonshire Council
responded to your request, you are entitled to require the Council to
review its decision. The review will be handled by staff who were not
involved in the original decision. Please note that in order for a review
to take place you must:
· Lodge a written requirement for a review within 40 working days of
the date of this letter
· Include a correspondence address and a description of the original
request and the reason why you are dissatisfied.
· Address your request to the Freedom of Information team :

[East Dunbartonshire Council request email]

The review will be handled by staff who were not involved in the original
decision. You will receive notice of the results of the review within 20
working days of receipt of your request. The notice will state the
findings of the review as well as details of how to appeal to the Scottish
Information Commissioner if you are still dissatisfied with the Council?s
response. You must request an internal review by the Council before a
complaint can be directed to the Scottish Information Commissioner.

Information Management Team
East Dunbartonshire Council
[email address]
www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
www.facebook.com/edunbartonshirecouncil

Kind regards

Angela

Angela Fegan
Customer, Performance & PR Manager
East Dunbartonshire Council

Tel: 0141 578 8078

[mobile number]
Email: [email address]

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Follow us on Twitter @EDCouncil or like us on
www.facebook.com/edunbartonshirecouncil

DISCLAIMER:
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East Dunbartonshire Council can not be held responsible for viruses, therefore please scan all attachments.

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Further information detailing how East Dunbartonshire holds and uses personal information and copies of privacy notices used throughout the Council are available on our website at:
https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/council...

The Council?s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at [email address] or on Tel: 0300 123 4510.

The views expressed in this message are those of the sender and do not necessarily reflect those of East Dunbartonshire Council who will not necessarily be bound by its contents.

Thank you for you Freedom of Information request.

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East Dunbartonshire Council can not be held responsible for viruses, therefore please scan all attachments.

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Further information detailing how East Dunbartonshire holds and uses personal information and copies of privacy notices used throughout the Council are available on our website at:
https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/council...

The Council?s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at [email address] or on Tel: 0300 123 4510.

The views expressed in this message are those of the sender and do not necessarily reflect those of East Dunbartonshire Council who will not necessarily be bound by its contents.