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Our Ref:
FOI 4189853
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Dear Ms Mullen
Freedom of Information Request 4189853
Thank you for your recent request. Your request was actioned under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 in which you requested the following information –
'[1] Please state how many non-executive directors there are
[2] Please name all the non-executive directors [as all other positions have been
named, I expect an answer to this question]
LCCs contributions [as Primary Funder] to Liverpool Foundation Homes is
£2,637,690. An FOI response from LCC states that the total salary bill for the first
year will come out of the £750,000 equity investment fund.
[3] What was the total salary bill for all staff - executive / non-executive etc in year 1
[4] What was the total salary bill for all staff - executive / non-executive etc in year 2 ?
[5] Where did the money come from to fund the salaries in the second year?
As LCC has contributed £2,637,690 of taxpayers money in loans to Liverpool
Foundation Homes Ltd please explain:
[6] why this company is still classed as Dormant [no accounts] since its incorporation
in March 2018 ?
[7] When / how are these loans to be paid off by Liverpool Foundation Homes
Response
Liverpool City Council would firstly take the opportunity to apologise for the delay in
responding on this occasion. By way of context and as you may be aware, Liverpool City
Council in common with all other public authorities in the UK, Europe and worldwide have,
since March, been dealing with and responding to the Coronavirus pandemic. The
introduction of substantial Government restrictions well before the submission of your request
have had wide reaching and ongoing impacts being felt across society. These impacts
specifically affected all Service Areas of the City Council as Officer resources and personnel
are diverted to supporting the most vulnerable residents of this city.
Specifically, from early March, direct impacts were being seen for the City Council in terms of
staff absence due to symptoms of or self-isolation due to Coronavirus as well as significant
and substantial increases in demand for those Services which specifically support children,
the elderly and the most vulnerable residents across Liverpool.
In light of the above factors, Officers from early March were gradually and in increasing
numbers assigned to different Service Areas to ensure continuity of service, provision and
support for children, the elderly and the most vulnerable residents across Liverpool as
indicated above.
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This impacted considerably on the ability of colleagues to identify, retrieve and collate
information, as well as the absence of relevant Officers whose knowledge informs the
preparation and content of responses whilst resources are focussed on the ongoing
pandemic.
With the above factors in mind, we greatly appreciate your patience and understanding for
the delay on this occasion.
Turning now to the specifics of your request, our responses to this request are as follows –
1.
5
2.
Maggi Howard, Frank Hont, Andrea Titterington, Darrell Mercer, Angela Forshaw
3.
Total salary costs for the period since establishment to 31st March 2020 including
directors remuneration, net of any recharges to the City Council was £671k.
Additional detail as required for accounting purposes will be included in accounts
submitted to Companies House and as such are intended for future publication
under the provisions of Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 – our
response at question 5 addresses the timescale for publication via Companies
House -
https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-company
4.
Please see our response at 3 above
5.
Liverpool City Council.
6.
The accounting period is November 2018 to March 2020. Accounts will therefore be
filed by March 2021. On this basis as this information is intended for future
publication and in accordance with the application of Section 22 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 we would refer you to the comprehensive search facilities
available via Companies House –
https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-
company
7.
The loan facility at present relates to Park Street. Required information relating to
loan transactions will be available in the published accounts as detailed in our
responses above.
This concludes our response.
If you remain dissatisfied, you may also apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision
about whether the request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Information Commissioner’s website is
www.ico.gov.uk and the postal address and
telephone numbers are:- Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK95AF. Telephone 0303 123 1113. Email –
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advise that their email is not secure)
I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.
Yours sincerely
Li verpool City Council Information Team Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1AH
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A Lewis
Angela Lewis Information Team
Li verpool City Council Information Team Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1AH
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