This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Bin Collections'.



                                                                                                                               
 
Mr George Tsigarides, 
Crystal Norbert 
Via email 
Corporate Information Governance  Officer 
request-604109-
Information Team 
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Information Governance 
 
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Date: 09 October 2019 
  
Ref:1188695       
 
Dear Mr G Tsigarides 
Re: Information request 
Thank you for your request for information, which we received on the 22 September 2019.  
Your Request: 
Please confirm if bin collections are funded from the collection of Council Tax. 
 
 
Our Response:  
  
The Council receives a number of funding streams, government grant, Council Tax 
and Business Rates plus other specific grants.   
The attached Council Tax booklet for 2019/20 gives further information on income and 
expenditure.  This can be found on the following link:   
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/assets/attach/1069/CT_2019_FINAL_1.pdf 
This information is being provided as a statutory obligation under the Freedom of Information 
Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 2018.   
Please note that under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 
2003 Southwark Council ask not to receive unsolicited marketing communications. 
You are free to use the information provided for your own purposes, including any non-
commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting.  Any other re-use, 
for example commercial publication, requires the permission of the copyright holder.  If you 
have any queries or concerns then please contact us using the above details.  
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If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to 
make an appeal for a review of our decision, you should contact us 
at xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx, quoting the reference number above.  
If you are not content with the outcome of your appeal you may apply directly to the 
Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot 
make a decision unless you have first exhausted our internal appeal procedure and you 
should contact her within 2 months of the outcome of your internal appeal. Further information 
on the Freedom of Information Act is available through the Information Commissioner 
at www.ico.org.uk. 
Yours sincerely 
 
Crystal Norbert 
Corporate Information Governance Officer 
 
 
 
 
 
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