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Thank you for your email which has been received by the Council.

If your request relates to official council held information it will be
handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or
Environmental Information Regulations 2005. We may need to contact you for
further information or clarification. If you do not hear from us, please
accept this email as acknowledgment of your request. You will receive a
final response within the next 20 working days.

If you are writing to find out what information the Council holds about
you, and wish to exercise your ‘Right to Access’ under data protection
legislation (General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act
2018) your request will be processed and responded to within one month of
receiving the request.

If you have any queries regarding data protection, please do not hesitate
to contact us at [email address] or on 01429 523087.

Following completion of a freedom of information request/ data protection
request, the information relating to the request and response will be
retained by the Council for two years. For further information on how the
Council process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection
Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulations, please visit
www.hartlepool.gov.uk/gdpr

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Legal
Division on 01429 523087 or email [email address]

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Dear Naomi,

Thank you for your request dated 7^th March 2024.

Please find the information you require below.

Question Response
1.      What funding (if any) do you offer to small None
businesses in the local area?

 
2.      How many grants (if any) do you offer to small n/a
businesses in the local area?

 
3.      If funding or grants are offered, please can you n/a
provide the specific monetary figures that are available
to small businesses in the local area.
4.      How many grants, or funding offers, were applied 2021
for and successfully granted to small businesses in the
calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023. Applied for = 19

Granted = 14

2022

Applied for = 18

Granted = 13

2023

Applied for = 6

Granted = 4

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[email address] within two months of the date of receipt of
the response to your original request.

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, [1]www.ico.org.uk

Kind Regards

Leanne Purdy

Leanne Purdy | Legal Officer

Hartlepool Borough Council

Email: [2][email address]

Ext 3482

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