Dear Mr. Cranborne,

Ref FOI Freedom of Information Request 101000178748

Thank you for your request for a list of organisations and traders who have been licensed by Swindon Borough Council to undertake house to house collections and doorstep selling, dated 22nd October 2009 received in our office on 22nd October 2009:

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Council has a duty to respond 'promptly' or no later than 20 working days, which in this case is 20th November 2009.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me as detailed, quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Ceri Stephens
Performance Officer
Environment & Regeneration
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 466220
e-mail: [email address]

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Dear Mr. Cranbourne,

Ref: FOI Freedom of Information Request 101000178748

Thank you for your e-mail dated 22nd October 2009 received in our office on 23rd October 2009, concerning licensing of house to house collections and Doorstop selling.

I enclose for your attention, the following information (detail)

(a) house to house collections - we adhere to the central government approved list of 43 organisations as per the link below.

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_se...

(b) Doorstop selling - please see attached our current list of licence holders with expiry dates where applicable.

<<FOI 101000178748-info.doc>>

If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review, you should contact:

Customer Services
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
Website: www.[Swindon Borough Council request email]

The complaints/review procedure involves a full review and an examination of all the information by the Council's Monitoring Officer.

If you are not content with the outcome of our conclusion, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner's Office for a decision, before contacting the Council. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the Council's own complaints procedure.

The Information Officer can be contacted at :

The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Email: [email address] <mailto:[email address]>
Tel: 01625 545700 (ask for Freedom of Information)

If you require any further information concerning this matter, please contact me as detailed, quoting the above reference number in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Ceri Stephens
Performance Officer
Environment & Regeneration
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 466220
e-mail: [email address]

"The views expressed in this email are personal and may not necessarily reflect those of Swindon Borough
Council unless explicitly stated otherwise.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual
or entity to whom they are addressed.

If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately. If you are not the intended recipient
of this email, you should not copy it for any purpose, or disclose it's contents to any other person.

Senders and recipients of email should be aware that, under the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of
Information Act 2000, the contents may have to be disclosed. The contents may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation

This footnote also confirms that this email has been swept by Anti-Virus software for the presence of
computer viruses. However, Swindon Borough Council cannot accept liability for viruses that may be in this
email and we recommend that you check all emails with an appropriate virus scanner."