Transactions over £500 from April 2020

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Dear Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council,

Thank you for publishing your spend data here: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/payments . However, I notice that you haven't published any spending data since March 2020.

We understand that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it may not have been a priority to publish your spending data. However, we strongly believe that the spending data is critical to understanding how Government functions and this data is vital for our work. We would be extremely grateful if you could update this information as soon as reasonably possible.

We’ve decided to continue to use the FOI process to request data as this gives us both a formal structure for making and responding to requests. So, I'd like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for all transactions over £500 from April 2020 to at most a quarter in arrears from the date at which you publish in response to this request.

Please provide the data in a machine readable format (preferably csv). As a minimum, please make sure to include the date, value and recipient of each transaction. Please also provide details on the procurement category of each transaction if you have it.

Your team may also be interested in the guidance on producing spending data:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....

For the avoidance of doubt, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act. I await your response within 20 working days.

Yours Faithfully,

Anna Pongracz

Spend Network

Freedom of Information, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

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Dear Anna,

 

Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

Your request has been passed to me to process and I can confirm that it
has been logged under the reference number 251/20.

 

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Thank you for your patience at this time.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Caroline Nicholson

Paralegal

Shared Legal Services

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

and Hart District Council

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Transactions over £500 from
April 2020

 

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Dear Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council,

Thank you for publishing your spend data here:
[6]https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/payments . However, I notice that you
haven't published any spending data since March 2020.

We understand that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it may not have been a
priority to publish your spending data. However, we strongly believe that
the spending data is critical to understanding how Government functions
and this data is vital for our work. We would be extremely grateful if you
could update this information as soon as reasonably possible.

We’ve decided to continue to use the FOI process to request data as this
gives us both a formal structure for making and responding to requests.
So, I'd like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for
all transactions over £500 from April 2020 to at most a quarter in arrears
from the date at which you publish in response to this request.

Please provide the data in a machine readable format (preferably csv). As
a minimum, please make sure to include the date, value and recipient of
each transaction. Please also provide details on the procurement category
of each transaction if you have it.

Your team may also be interested in the guidance on producing spending
data:
[7]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....

For the avoidance of doubt, I am making this request under the Freedom of
Information Act. I await your response within 20 working days.

Yours Faithfully,

Anna Pongracz

Spend Network

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Dear Anna,

 

Further to your recent request made under the Freedom of Information Act
2000, I can confirm we do hold this information and it can be found:-

 

[1]https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/payments which has recently been
updated.

 

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act provides an exemption from
release of information which is considered to be reasonably accessible by
other means. 

 

As the information is reasonably accessible on the council’s website,
disclosure in response to your request is exempt under Section 21 of the
Freedom of Information Act.

 

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The Data Protection Officer, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Civic
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Yours sincerely

 

 

Caroline Nicholson
Paralegal
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Tel: 01256 845663
[email address]
www.basingstoke.gov.uk
 [5]@BasingstokeGov   [6]@BasingstokeGov

 

From: Spend Network [mailto:[FOI #677262 email]]
Sent: 15 July 2020 15:10
To: Freedom of Information <[Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Transactions over £500 from
April 2020

 

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Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, and has been scanned for viruses.
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Dear Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council,

Thank you for publishing your spend data here:
[7]https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/payments . However, I notice that you
haven't published any spending data since March 2020.

We understand that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it may not have been a
priority to publish your spending data. However, we strongly believe that
the spending data is critical to understanding how Government functions
and this data is vital for our work. We would be extremely grateful if you
could update this information as soon as reasonably possible.

We’ve decided to continue to use the FOI process to request data as this
gives us both a formal structure for making and responding to requests.
So, I'd like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for
all transactions over £500 from April 2020 to at most a quarter in arrears
from the date at which you publish in response to this request.

Please provide the data in a machine readable format (preferably csv). As
a minimum, please make sure to include the date, value and recipient of
each transaction. Please also provide details on the procurement category
of each transaction if you have it.

Your team may also be interested in the guidance on producing spending
data:
[8]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....

For the avoidance of doubt, I am making this request under the Freedom of
Information Act. I await your response within 20 working days.

Yours Faithfully,

Anna Pongracz

Spend Network

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requests to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council? If so, please contact
us using this form:
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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[13]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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Data Protection – personal data you provide to the council will be
processed in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and
Data Protection Act 2018. For more information on how your information is
used; how we maintain the security of your information and your rights,
including how to access information that we hold on you and how to
complain if you have any concerns about how your personal details are
processed, please see our [14]privacy statement

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