Covid 19 grants or loans to 3rd party organisations

 
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07/10/2021.                            
 
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Dear Ally Tibbitt,

Freedom of Information Request

Information Requested

Please supply details of every 3rd party organisation that has received
financial support from the council, to date, in relation to the Covid-19
pandemic. For the avoidance of doubt, this means any Covid-19 related
payment from January 24th 2020.

Such support could take the form of grants, loans or waived fees or taxes.

Please provide me with the following details for each organisation
supported:

1. The name, address, and registration number, if known, of the
organisation supported.

2. The value of the support provided, the nature of the support (grant,
loan etc), the date payment was made.

3. The name of the funding scheme or funding stream that the organisation
qualified for.

To be clear, I do not seek personal information, or information on
financial support provided to individuals. Therefore, data protection
concerns should not mitigate against providing this information.

In addition, I would be grateful if you could provide me with a total
figure for Covid-19 support spending with 3rd party organisations for the
period in question. 

I would prefer not to receive the requested information in pdf format
files. Please supply the requested information in a machine readable
format file, such as MS Excel or CSV format files.

You will note that I sent a similar request on November 14 2020. A large
number of Scottish local authorities declined to provide the requested
information, because they relied on advice provided from the Scottish
Government, via COSLA, that a Section 35 (1) a exemption would apply to
this request.

With regards to this exemption, I have now received a decision from the
Scottish Information Commissioner on this. You can find it here:
[1]https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/...

In addition, I seek up to date information that covers the whole period
from January 24 2020 to the present day.

Response

The file attached provides information requested.

Review Procedure

If you are dissatisfied with this decision or the way in which West
Dunbartonshire Council has dealt with your request, you are entitled to
require the Council to review its decision.  Please note that in order for
a review to take place, you must:

•             lodge a written “requirement for review” within 40 working
days of the date of

                this notice

•             include your address for correspondence, a description of
the original request and

                 the reasons why you are dissatisfied

•             Send  your review request to the following address:

FOI Review

Regulatory Services

West Dunbartonshire Council

16 Church Street

Dumbarton

G82 1QL

Email:    [West Dunbartonshire Council request email]

Staff not involved in the original decision will handle the review. You
will receive notice of the result of your review within 20 working days. 
It will explain the findings of the review as well as details of how to
appeal to the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner if you are
dissatisfied with the review decision reached by West Dunbartonshire
Council.

Their contact details are as follows:-

The Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St Andrews

Fife KY16 9DS

      Email:              [email address]

      Tel:                   (01334) 464610

      Website:        www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal.

If you have any further queries about this process, please contact the FOI
Officer on the telephone number below.

Stephen Wight

Freedom of Information Officer

01389 737227

Yours sincerely,

Gillian Scholes

Business Support Co-ordinator

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copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. West
Dunbartonshire Council will not be liable for direct, special, indirect or
consequential damages arising from alteration of the contents of this
message by a third party or as a result of any virus being passed on.
Unless expressly stated to the contrary, this email and its contents shall
not have any contractually binding effect on West Dunbartonshire Council
or its clients and any writings which are or could form the basis of any
agreement are subject to contract.

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