advice given by Bevan Brittan llp/costs./advice given to SBC,with to ref vote of no confidence
Dear Scarborough Borough Council,on the 26th of June there was a vote of no confidence at Scarborough town hall.
Head of legal Lisa Dixon,claimed that ,she had sought external legal advice from Bevan,brittan LLP.I understand this advise was given "over the phone"?
I request under the FOIA
1. The date which Lisa Dixon was given said advice.
2. How much did SBC paid for said advice,from Bevan,Brittan,LLP ,on this matter alone and when this was paid? And to see said account,invoice ,etc.
Yours faithfully,
Adrian Porter
Dear Mr Porter
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FOI Request Reference: FOIA5267 - Cost of Legal Advice provided by Bevan
Brittan LLP in respect of the vote of no confidence
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Dear Mr Porter
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the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Request
You requested the following information:
Dear Scarborough Borough Council,on the 26th of June there was a vote of
no confidence at Scarborough town hall.
Head of legal Lisa Dixon,claimed that ,she had sought external legal
advice from Bevan,brittan LLP.I understand this advise was given "over the
phone"?
I request under the FOIA
1. The date which Lisa Dixon was given said advice.
2. How much did SBC paid for said advice,from Bevan,Brittan,LLP ,on this
matter alone and when this was paid? And to see said account,invoice ,etc.
Response
The FOIA provides the public with a right of access to information held on
record by the Council (subject to any exemptions that may apply). This
means that any person can request information that the Council holds in
recorded form, but the FOIA does not require the Council to provide
opinions or explanations, generate answers to questions, or create or
obtain information it does not hold at the time of the request.
The Council does not hold any recorded information as to the date on which
Mrs Dixon received the telephone advice from Bevan Brittan.
The Council does not hold recorded information that would allow for the
exact cost of the advice received to be identified. The Council has an
ongoing account with Bevan Brittan for the provision of Monitoring Officer
advice, receiving bills for this on an ad hoc basis. One such bill was
received this year for the payment of £280. It is likely that the cost of
the advice is included within this sum.
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Scarborough Borough Council
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