A.N. Contract Services Ltd

B.Coleman made this Freedom of Information request to Westminster City Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was partially successful.

Dear Westminster City Council,

According to your spend data you have made multiple payments to:

A.N. Contract Services Ltd
78 York Street
London
W1H 1DP

Company Number:02534054

Please provide any receipts/contract documentation relating to these payments.

Yours faithfully

B.Coleman

Westminster City Council

Confirmation of Freedom Of Information Request

Thank you for your request for information.

Your request details have now been recorded and will be passed on to the
appropriate Divisional Records Officer for action.

This Freedom Of Information Request was based on the following
information:

Name: B.Coleman
Address: see email address
Email: [FOI #88031 email]
Telephone:
Request Details: According to your spend data you have made multiple
payments to:

A.N. Contract Services Ltd
78 York Street
London
W1H 1DP

Company Number:02534054

Please provide any receipts/contract documentation relating to these
payments.

FOI Reference Number: 7764
Target Completion Date: 01/11/2011

Please do not reply to this email.
This is an automatic response to your request, and replies to this message
will not be actioned.

If you need to contact Westminster City Council regarding your request,
please contact:

mailto:[Westminster City Council request email]
Tel:020 7641 3921

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Dear WC,

Late again.

100 lines by 4pm:

"I will try to follow the law and respond to FOI requests in a timely fashion"

Yours,

B.Coleman

Dear WC,

Any news?

Yours

B.Coleman

Dear WC,

8 days late and counting...

Yours,

B.Coleman

FOI, Westminster City Council

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Dear B Coleman,

 

Thank you for your recent requests to the Council submitted under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Please find the Council’s response attached.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Knowledge & Information Management Team

 

101 Orchardson Street

London

NW8 8EA

T: 0207 641 3921

F: 0207 641 2872

E: [email address]

 

 

 

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Dear WC,

As per your brilliant suggestion the following FOIs have been withdrawn:

7790
7902
7953
7952

Now could you please answer this request which is already delayed by law!

Yours,

B.Coleman

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Good God! Is anything not linked to Corporate Property?!

http://openlylocal.com/suppliers/126235-...

Dear WC,

What gives?

You are 3 weeks late with your response.

This seems slightly excessive for a straightforward request.

Do please hurry things up.

Yours,

B.Coleman

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Yet another payment by Westminster to a company based in virtual offices at 78 York Street:

http://openlylocal.com/suppliers/277391-...

Dear WC,

Any news?

Yours,

B.Coleman

FOI, Westminster City Council

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Dear Mr Coleman

 

Thank you for your recent request to the council. You asked to be provided
with the following information:

 

Details of any payments made to AN Contract Services Ltd

 

Response

 

Please find attached a copy of the contract with AN Contract Services Ltd
(pdf) and a spreadsheet showing details of all payments.

 

Should you have any queries, please contact the team at the address below

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Knowledge and Information Management Team
Information Services

Westminster City Council
10th Floor, East
City Hall
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
Tel: 020 7641 3921
Fax: 020 7641 2872
Email: [1][Westminster City Council request email]
[2]www.westminster.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What a cock-up!

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What a popular name...

A & N CONTRACTORS LIMITED
06199340
Active

A.N. CONTRACTORS LIMITED
04842172
Active

A & N CONTRACTORS LIMITED
02592590
Dissolved

A N CONTRACTORS LTD
07138451
Active

A.N. CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED
02534054
Active

A & N CONTRACTS LIMITED
05318187
Dissolved

A N CONTRACTS LIMITED
06157269
Dissolved

A & N CONTRACTS LIMITED
04123141
Dissolved

A. & N. CONTRACTS LIMITED
02936785
Dissolved

Dear Westminster City Council,

I am writing to request an internal review of Westminster City Council's handling of my FOI request 'A.N. Contract Services Ltd'.

The reasons are as follows:

1) Your response was delayed by four weeks. This is against the law as FOI requests must be answered within 20 working days. You also failed to provide a reason for the delay.

2) The contract you provided is not signed.

3) The contract you provided is dated 11 May 2011 but the payments relate to the period 2009-2010.

4) The contract provided makes no mention of costs to Westminster City Council. Reference is made to Schedule 1 but you have failed to include a copy of this document in your response.

As the request was for payment/contract details this ommission appears to be deliberate.

5) The payment spreadsheets you have included do not show payment dates. This is highly irregular and again could be construed as a deliberate ommission on your part.

I would be grateful if you could respond to this request within the statutory time allowed.

Yours

B.Coleman

FOI, Westminster City Council

Dear B Coleman,
 
Thank you for your email below.
 
I will look into your query and will aim to respond within 20 working
days.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
Knowledge & Information Management Team
 
Westminster City Hall
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
T: 0207 641 3921
F: 0207 641 2872
E: [email address]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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FOI, Westminster City Council

Dear B Coleman

 

Further to our recent correspondence, the council requires a further 10
working days to process this internal review

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Knowledge and Information Management Team
Information Services

Westminster City Council
10th Floor, East
City Hall
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
Tel: 020 7641 3921
Fax: 020 7641 2872
Email: [1][Westminster City Council request email]
[2]www.westminster.gov.uk

 

 

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Dear WC,

I require further details of why this internal review has been delayed by a further 10 days.

Do tell...

Yours,

B.Coleman

FOI, Westminster City Council

2 Attachments

Dear B Coleman,

 

Thank you for your recent emails requesting an Internal Review into your
Freedom of Information Requests 7764 and 7791.

 

Please find the Council’s response attached.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Knowledge & Information Management Team

 

Westminster City Hall

10th Floor East

64 Victoria Street

London

SW1E 6QP

T: 0207 641 3921

F: 0207 641 2872

E: [email address]

 

 

 

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Remember this?

Case Study – False invoicing

A member of the Finance team in a Government department created invoices for a non-existent supplier quoting a virtual office address and fictitious Companies House and VAT registrations. The employee created eight invoices for the supplier, five of which were paid. The employee was a registered approver of invoices and a senior member of the finance management team.

The fraud came to light when the bank to which the funds had been diverted, contacted the department to notify them of unusually high funds and subsequent transactions passing through the individual’s bank account. In total, the employee diverted £246,000 to his own bank account.

An investigation ensued and found weaknesses in processes within the department relating to supplier set-up. New suppliers were found to be automatically set up on the payment system simply for submitting an invoice, with no checks being undertaken on the validity of the invoice and company.

The department put in place new controls including a process whereby new suppliers are only placed on the payment system when a member of the procurement team and finance team had approved this. All new suppliers are now approved by the Chief Accountant in the department."

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication...