Funding for Covingham Library

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Dear Swindon Borough Council,

Please could you send me the amount of money SBC has provided to Covingham Library each year since 2010.

Yours faithfully,

Sean Wilson

Customer Services, Swindon Borough Council

Dear Sean

Thank you for your email which has now been forwarded to the Freedom of Information Officer for response.

Kind regards,

Customer Services
Swindon Borough Council
Wat Tyler House
Swindon SN1 2JG
Phone: 01793 445500
Website: www.swindon.gov.uk

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Swindon Borough Council

[1]Swindon Borough Council
Dear Sean Wilson,

Case reference number: FOI003377

Thank you for your request. The Freedom of Information Act creates two
general rights in relation to information:

 1. The right to be told whether or not the information requested is
held
 2. The right to be given that information within 20 working days

A response to your request for information will be sent to you promptly;
and in any event no later than 28/12/2020. Please allow postal time.

If you have a My Account you can follow the progress of your request by
logging back in to your [2]Account. If you don't have an account and you
would like one, please [3]contact us and we will send you an invite to
My Account, so you can view your case.

Kind regards, 

Freedom of information officer
Swindon Borough Council

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Dear Swindon Borough Council,

I have not received the information I requested about funding for Covingham Library within the statutory time frame.

FOI Request: FOI003377

Swindon Borough Council should have responded promptly and by 29 December 2020.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Sean Wilson

Sharon Druett, Swindon Borough Council

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Dear Mr Sean Wilson ,

Ref:FOI003377 Freedom of Information Request for a review

Thank you for your email received in our office on 30^th December, 2020
concerning  your request for the following information;

Please could you send me the amount of money SBC has provided to Covingham
Library each year since 2010.

I am in the process of investigating why you did not receive a response to
your Freedom of Information request within the statutory, which in this
case was 29^th December, 2020.

The complaints / review procedure has two stages. Initially, it involves a
full review by me, to establish why the information was not sent to you
within the statutory 20-day period. I have also been in contact with the
Officers concerned and have established the Council holds the information
you have requested and we aim to get it to you as soon as possible, or no
later than 12 January, 2021.

If I cannot resolve the matter to your satisfaction, you also have the
option of referring it to the Information Governance Manager [1][email
address]

If you are not content with how we resolve this matter, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner's Office, before we have
completed our review. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision on how we
dealt with your request unless you have exhausted the Council's own
complaints procedure first.

The Information Officer can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office,

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Email: [email address]

Tel: 01625 545700 (ask for Freedom of Information)

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

Yours sincerely,

Sharon Druett

Freedom of Information Officer

Information Governance

Information & Technology

Swindon Borough Council

[mobile number]

[2]www.swindon.gov.uk

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Sharon Druett, Swindon Borough Council

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Dear Sean Wilson,

Ref: FOI003377 Freedom of Information request - Funding for Covingham
Library final deadline 28 December 2020

Further to my email dated 5^th January, 2021 please find the attached
 response to the following questions:

Please could you send me the amount of money SBC has provided to Covingham
Library each year since 2010.

As advised below I have reviewed the reason for the delay in responding to
your request.

There is no evidence that the request did not follow the procedures the
Council has in place to insure we respond within the statutory period.

However, due to unplanned staff absence we were unable to complete the
request within the deadline.

The Council takes our responsibilities under the Act very seriously and we
are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

I hope this resolves the matter to your satisfaction, as previously
advised you also have the option of referring it to the Information
Governance Manager [1][email address],

Or The Information Officer can be contacted at:

The Information Officer can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office,

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

[2]https://ico.org.uk/

If you require any further information concerning this matter please
contact me quoting the reference number at the top of the email.

Yours sincerely,

Sharon Druett

Freedom of Information Officer

Information Governance

Information & Technology

Swindon Borough Council

[mobile number]

[3]www.swindon.gov.uk

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From: Sharon Druett
Sent: 05 January 2021 17:19
To: [8][FOI #709254 email]
Subject: RE:FOI003377 Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Funding for Covingham Library

Dear Mr Sean Wilson ,

Ref:FOI003377 Freedom of Information Request for a review

Thank you for your email received in our office on 30^th December, 2020
concerning  your request for the following information;

Please could you send me the amount of money SBC has provided to Covingham
Library each year since 2010.

I am in the process of investigating why you did not receive a response to
your Freedom of Information request within the statutory, which in this
case was 29^th December, 2020.

The complaints / review procedure has two stages. Initially, it involves a
full review by me, to establish why the information was not sent to you
within the statutory 20-day period. I have also been in contact with the
Officers concerned and have established the Council holds the information
you have requested and we aim to get it to you as soon as possible, or no
later than 12 January, 2021.

If I cannot resolve the matter to your satisfaction, you also have the
option of referring it to the Information Governance Manager [9][email
address]

If you are not content with how we resolve this matter, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner's Office, before we have
completed our review. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision on how we
dealt with your request unless you have exhausted the Council's own
complaints procedure first.

The Information Officer can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office,

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Email: [10][email address]

Tel: 01625 545700 (ask for Freedom of Information)

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

Yours sincerely,

Sharon Druett

Freedom of Information Officer

Information Governance

Information & Technology

Swindon Borough Council

[mobile number]

[11]www.swindon.gov.uk

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