Freedom of Information Act request - 2014/9521 - Formula E in Battersea
Park

Thank you for your request for information received on 28/05/2014.

This will be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

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Corporate Information Management Team
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Dear Mr Green,
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established what information is held relating to your request the Council
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withheld under section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act (likely
prejudice to commercial interests).

A full response to your request will be made as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Andrew Swan
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Freedom of Information Act request - 2014/9521 - Formula E in Battersea
Park

I refer to your request for information received on 28/05/2014.  Please
see the information below in response to your request: -

Please forward copies of any correspondence, memos or meetings notes and
minutes relating to the hosting of Formula E racing in Battersea Park.

This would include any correspondence between the council, the organisers
of Formula E, contractors (council or Formula E) and others with an
interest in the race or the park

Please see the attached pdf, you will note that some information has been
redacted in order to remove all personal information such as names and
contact details of third parties. Please note that this personal
information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40 (2) of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 as disclosure would result in a breach of the
first data protection principle. A ‘timeline’ has also been provided,
although please note that this does not constitute a comprehensive
schedule of the information provided to you. Please also note that none of
the meetings referred to were minuted.

A draft legal agreement and the original draft formal proposal, both
provided to the Council by Formula E, are being withheld under section 41
– Information provided in confidence.  This exemption applies because the
release of these details would constitute an actionable breach of
confidence.  This information was provided to the Council in confidence
with the expectation that it would not subsequently be disclosed. Neither
of these documents were progressed beyond the draft stage and Formula E
have advised that they are likely to use these documents in other
negotiations. As such the disclosure of these documents would undermine
their commercial interests, Wandsworth Council is of the view that the
Council would be subject to an actionable breach of confidence if it were
to disclose these draft documents.

I hope this information meets your needs. If you do not understand the
information provided or wish to discuss anything further, please feel free
to contact me and I, or another member of the team will be able to assist
you.

Please note, all material provided by Wandsworth Council in response to
your request for information is for your personal, non-commercial use.
Wandsworth Council reserves all rights in the copyright of the information
provided. Any unauthorised copying or adaptation of the information
without express written confirmation from Wandsworth Council may
constitute an infringement of copyright. Any intention to re-use this
information commercially may require consent. Please forward any requests
for re-use of information to the FOI officer.

If you are dissatisfied with the information provided in relation to your
request you may make representations to the Chief Executive. 
Correspondence should be addressed to: 

Room 162, Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PU

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: 

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

Regards

Kirsten Hawkins

Deputy Corporate Support and Information Manager

Corporate Information Management Team

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