Transactions over £500 from January 2021

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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 December 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 January 2021 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 Pongracz,

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 259/21.

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have requested, subject to the application of any exemptions we are
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Information Management Officer
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
01256 845369
Email: [3][Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council request email]

 

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Jack Reynolds, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

Dear Anna,  

 

Thank you for your recent request for information in relation to spending
data.

 

I can confirm the council holds this information, but it is exempt from
disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of information Act on the basis
that it is reasonably accessible to you by other means

 

The information is published on our website, with as general information
or as part of our FOI disclosure log at the link provided below:

 

            [1]Payments (basingstoke.gov.uk)

 

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The Data Protection Officer, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Civic
Offices, London Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4AH.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jack Reynolds

 

Shared Legal Services

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

and Hart District Council

Tel (Direct): 01256 845485

Fax: 01256 845200.

Email: [email address]

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Transactions over £500 from
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Dear Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council,

Thank you for publishing your spend data here:
[5]https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/payments . However, I notice that you
haven't published any spending data since December 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 January 2021 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:

[6]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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