Sale of art by local authorities
Dear Sir / Madam
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following records for each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and (up to the present date ) 2018
• The amount of funds raised from the sale of art in the possession of the authority
• Details of the art sold. Eg: titles if possible, quantity, description (sculpture etc)
• If known, details of whether the buyer was another public authority, private sector or individual
Yours faithfully,
Ben Quinn
Contact: [mobile number]
Dear Mr Quinn
Freedom of Information request: FOI-15082
Thank you for your request dated 16 May 2018
Your request will be answered by 14 June 2018
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Directorate of Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich
020 8921 5044
Room 20 Basement The Town Hall, Wellington Street, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Dear Mr Quinn
Freedom of Information request: FOI-15082
Thank you for your request dated 16 May 2018
Our response is as follows:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following records for each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and (up to the present date ) 2018
• The amount of funds raised from the sale of art in the possession of the authority • Details of the art sold. Eg: titles if possible, quantity, description (sculpture etc) • If known, details of whether the buyer was another public authority, private sector or individual
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has not sold any artworks from its collection in the years listed in your request.
If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me, quoting the reference number above.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, you can ask for an Internal Review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request. If you wish to do this, please contact us, setting out why you are dissatisfied.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the Internal Review procedure provided by the Council. You can contact the ICO by emailing [email address], or by post at Customer Contact, Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Directorate of Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich
020 8921 5044
Room 20 Basement The Town Hall, Wellington Street, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
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