Expenditure exceeding £500
Dear Oxford City Council,
Where can I find information regarding both Oxford City Council and Oxford Direct Services expenditures exceeding £500? I understand that it is a Government requirement that this information be made publicly available, however, I am unable to find the information on neither OCC or the ODS websites.
Yours faithfully,
Michael Collins
Dear Mr Collins,
Oxford City Council – Reference: 10475
Thank you for your email below. Your request was received on 7th October 2021, and you will be sent a response within 20 working days (of receipt) in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000/ Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), subject to the information not being exempt or containing reference to a third party.
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Therefore while the Council will make every effort to comply with the Statutory Requirements you may experience understandable delays when making information rights requests during the pandemic.
Yours sincerely,
Joyce Fagan
Information Governance Requests Officer
Joyce Fagan | Information Governance Requests Officer | Oxford City Council | Law and Governance | St. Aldate's Chambers | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
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Dear Mr Collins,
Oxford City Council – Reference: 10475
Further to the acknowledgement below, I can respond to your Freedom of Information Act 2000 request received on 7th October 2021 as follows:
The contracts register is on the ODS website https://www.odsgroup.co.uk/Register-of-C...
Please see the link below for Oxford City Council over £500 transparency spend
https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20157/our...
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Yours sincerely,
Joyce Fagan
Information Governance Requests Officer
Joyce Fagan | Information Governance Requests Officer | Oxford City Council | Law and Governance | St. Aldate's Chambers | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
Email: [email address]
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Dear freedomofinformation,
The link you sent for the Contracts Register for Oxford Direct Services does not not include expenditures over £500: https://www.odsgroup.co.uk/Register-of-C...
Yours sincerely,
Michael Collins
Dear Mr Collins,
Thank you for your email. This has been passed to the relevant Manager to conduct an internal review.
Yours sincerely,
Joyce Fagan
Information Governance Requests Officer
Joyce Fagan | Information Governance Requests Officer | Oxford City Council | Law and Governance | St. Aldate's Chambers | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
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Dear Mr Collins,
Please be advised that this is with the relevant department, we will provide you a response as soon as possible.
Apologies for the delay.
Yours sincerely,
Joyce Fagan
Information Governance Requests Officer
Joyce Fagan | Information Governance Requests Officer | Oxford City Council | Law and Governance | St. Aldate's Chambers | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
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Follow the guidance: Clean hands. Wear a face mask. Keep your distance. Get tested if you have symptoms.
Dear freedomofinformation,
Thank you for your reply of 30 November 2021.
While waiting from the relevant department to respond, can you confirm if Oxford City Council / Oxford Direct Services is obliged to make this information publicly available?
Yours sincerely,
Michael Collins
Dear Mr Collins,
Please see below answer to your question.
The information is made public via Oxford City Council's website. This shows both OCC and ODS spend over £500. We are required to make this public.
Please see Council website on the link https://www.oxford.gov.uk/downloads/down...
We publish the expenditure information Quarterly on the Council Website. The next report will be published in January 2022.
Yours sincerely,
Joyce Fagan
Information Governance Requests Officer
Joyce Fagan | Information Governance Requests Officer | Oxford City Council | Law and Governance | St. Aldate's Chambers | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
Stop the virus from spreading. Keep Oxford safe.
Follow the guidance: Clean hands. Wear a face mask. Keep your distance. Get tested if you have symptoms.
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