2017 MJ Awards

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Dear Taunton Deane Borough Council,

The Council was nominated for an award at the 2017 Municipal Journal awards.

Q1: Which organisation nominated the Council? If the Council was nominated for more than one award category, please list each category and the organisation which made the nomination
Q2: For any awards where the Council nominated itself, please provide copies of the nomination form submitted
Q3: Please provide copies of any press releases produced by the Council pertaining to the MJ awards 2017 – including any prior to the award ceremony and any which were issued after the award ceremony.
Q4: How many personnel attended the awards dinner in London? Please state the number of councillors and the number of officers
Q5: How much money did the Council spend on seats at the awards dinner? For clarity, where a place was sponsored by an external body, please do not include in this total ie only include Council expenditure
Q6: How much external sponsorship was received to support the event? Please list each sponsoring organisation and the sum provided
Q7: What were the travel, accommodation and subsistence costs for Council personnel, including councillors and officers, attending the event?

Yours faithfully,

Arthur Smith

FOI-advice, Taunton Deane Borough Council

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Dear Requester

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Information Request FOI – 2986TD

 

Response

 

This is Taunton Deane Borough Council’s response to your request under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is attached/below:- 

 

Q1: Which organisation nominated the Council? If the Council was nominated
for more than one award category, please list each category and the
organisation which made the nomination - N/A

 

Q2: For any awards where the Council nominated itself, please provide
copies of the nomination form submitted – please see attached.

 

Q3: Please provide copies of any press releases produced by the Council
pertaining to the MJ awards 2017 – including any prior to the award
ceremony and any which were issued after the award ceremony.

Please see link: [1]https://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/press-re...

(dates 26/6/17)   and
[2]https://new.tauntondeane.gov.uk/press-re...

 

Q4: How many personnel attended the awards dinner in London? Please state
the number of councillors and the number of officers - 1 officer from the
Council.

 

Q5: How much money did the Council spend on seats at the awards dinner?
For clarity, where a place was sponsored by an external body, please do
not include in this total ie only include Council expenditure - £275

 

Q6: How much external sponsorship was received to support the event?
Please list each sponsoring organisation and the sum provided.  The event
was sponsored by a number of businesses, these are listed on the front
page of the MJ Awards website:  [3]https://awards.themj.co.uk/ – you will
need to contact the Municipal Journal to find the answer to how much the
contributed.

 

Q7: What were the travel, accommodation and subsistence costs for Council
personnel, including councillors and officers,  attending the event?

 

Travel: £98.10

Accommodation: £125

Subsistence: £0

 

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From: Arthur Smith [mailto:[FOI #414138 email]]
Sent: 24 June 2017 10:09
To: FOI-advice
Subject: Freedom of Information request - 2017 MJ Awards - 2986TD

 

Dear Taunton Deane Borough Council,

 

The Council was nominated for an award at the 2017 Municipal Journal
awards.

 

Q1: Which organisation nominated the Council? If the Council was nominated
for more than one award category, please list each category and the
organisation which made the nomination

Q2: For any awards where the Council nominated itself, please provide
copies of the nomination form submitted

Q3: Please provide copies of any press releases produced by the Council
pertaining to the MJ awards 2017 – including any prior to the award
ceremony and any which were issued after the award ceremony.

Q4: How many personnel attended the awards dinner in London? Please state
the number of councillors and the number of officers

Q5: How much money did the Council spend on seats at the awards dinner?
For clarity, where a place was sponsored by an external body, please do
not include in this total ie only include Council expenditure

Q6: How much external sponsorship was received to support the event?
Please list each sponsoring organisation and the sum provided

Q7: What were the travel, accommodation and subsistence costs for Council
personnel, including councillors and officers,  attending the event?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Arthur Smith

 

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