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Dear Jamie Dixon 

RE: Business Grants and Financial Support Data 

Thank you for contacting the council on 14/01/2025.

Your case will be assigned to an officer and you should receive their
details soon.

Please use this reference number IRC-56332-Q4B8N6 when contacting us about
this case.

Please note that we may require further information in order for us to
proceed, in which case we will contact you. 

If you would like further information on how your case will be dealt with,
please visit our
website: [3]https://www.brent.gov.uk/your-council/co...

Yours sincerely 
London Borough of Brent

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Our Ref: IRC-56332-Q4B8N6

Dear Jamie Dixon

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your information request received on 14/01/2025.
This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

You requested the following information:

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 regarding business grants and financial support provided by the
council. Please could you provide the following information for the
financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24:
- The total number of business grants awarded each year.
- The total value (£) of business grants awarded each year.
- A breakdown of each type of business grant awarded, including:
-The name of the grant scheme.
-The number of grants awarded under each scheme.
-The total value (£) awarded for each scheme.
-The total value (£) of business grants identified as overpayments each
year.
- If available, the number of grants awarded by industry sector.
"Business grants" refer to financial support provided to businesses
directly by the council or through government-funded schemes administered
locally.
If tracking industry sectors or grant types is not feasible within cost
limits, please provide the aggregate totals and indicate where data is
unavailable.
If any data exceeds the FOI cost limits, please contact me so that I can
refine the request accordingly.
If you require further clarification on any part of this request, please
let me know.
[https://legacy.brent.gov.uk/media/164213...

I can confirm that  the information you have requested is available on
the Governments data site (data.gov.uk)
 
Specifically the link to the information you are looking for I believe can
be found on
[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...
If you are dissatisfied with the way, in which your request has been
handled or the outcome, you may request an internal review within two
calendar months of the date of this response by writing to the following
address: 

Freedom of Information
Brent Civic Centre
Engineers Way
Wembley 
HA9 0FJ

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If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or internal
review, you have a right to appeal directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 0303 123 1113
Website: [5]www.ico.org.uk 

I will now close your request as of the date of this letter.  

Yours sincerely 
Deborah White
Service Manager Revenue and Debt

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