Government Investment - Towns Fund

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Dear Swindon Borough Council,

On behalf of DB3 Architecture we would like to congratulate you on having been selected to put forward your proposals & bid to Government as part of the £3.6bn investment into the Towns Fund.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, we would be grateful if you could provide us with some details regarding this so as to ascertain if we can be of help:-

1. The name of the person/people who has/have been nominated to develop this Towns business plan.
2. An outline of your intentions regarding utilisation of awarded grant money.
3. If there is an opportunity for you to involve the skills & experience of an architectural company to support you in this process?

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with you & look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Tom Darnton

Customer Services, Swindon Borough Council

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to the relevant department for them to respond to you directly.

Kind regards

Customer Services
Swindon Borough Council
Wat Tyler House
Swindon SN1 2JG
Phone: 01793 445500

E-mail: [Swindon Borough Council request email]
Website: www.swindon.gov.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Tom Darnton <[FOI #689424 email]>
Sent: 04 September 2020 15:33
To: Customer Services <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Government Investment - Towns Fund

Dear Swindon Borough Council,

On behalf of DB3 Architecture we would like to congratulate you on having been selected to put forward your proposals & bid to Government as part of the £3.6bn investment into the Towns Fund.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, we would be grateful if you could provide us with some details regarding this so as to ascertain if we can be of help:-

1.The name of the person/people who has/have been nominated to develop this Towns business plan.

2.An outline of your intentions regarding utilisation of awarded grant money.

3.If there is an opportunity for you to involve the skills & experience of an architectural company to support you in this process?

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with you & look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Tom Darnton

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Dear Customer Services,

We have not as yet received your response to our FOI request sent to you 04.09.20, & would be grateful if you could reply as soon as possible as the 20 days deadline was 02.10.20.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Tom Darnton

Customer Services, Swindon Borough Council

Dear Mr Darnton

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Tom Darnton <[FOI #689424 email]>
Sent: 09 October 2020 10:12
To: Customer Services <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Government Investment - Towns Fund

Dear Customer Services,

We have not as yet received your response to our FOI request sent to you 04.09.20, & would be grateful if you could reply as soon as possible as the 20 days deadline was 02.10.20.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Tom Darnton

-----Original Message-----

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to the relevant department for them to respond to you directly.

Kind regards

Customer Services
Swindon Borough Council
Wat Tyler House
Swindon SN1 2JG
Phone: 01793 445500

E-mail: [Swindon Borough Council request email]
Website: www.swindon.gov.uk

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Dear Customer Services
Further to our FOI original request dated 04.09.20 & your acknowledgement also dated 04.09.20, & as we hadn't received your response at 09.10.20 we sent you a reminder which you also acknowledged on that date. It is now 03.11.20 & we still have not received your response to the information required. We would be grateful for your courteous & prompt attention .

For ease of reference, please find below a copy of our request:

"On behalf of DB3 Architecture we would like to congratulate you on having been selected to put forward your proposals & bid to Government as part of the £3.6bn investment into the Towns Fund.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, we would be grateful if you could provide us with some details regarding this so as to ascertain if we can be of help:-

1. The name of the person/people who has/have been nominated to develop this Towns
business plan.
2. An outline of your intentions regarding utilisation of awarded grant money.
3. If there is an opportunity for you to involve the skills & experience of an architectural
company to support you in this process?
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with you & look forward to hearing from you in the near future."

Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Tom Darnton

Customer Services, Swindon Borough Council

Dear Tom

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to the relevant department for response.

Kind regards,

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Tom Darnton <[FOI #689424 email]>
Sent: 03 November 2020 10:21
To: Customer Services <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Government Investment - Towns Fund

Dear Customer Services

Further to our FOI original request dated 04.09.20 & your acknowledgement also dated 04.09.20, & as we hadn't received your response at 09.10.20 we sent you a reminder which you also acknowledged on that date. It is now 03.11.20 & we still have not received your response to the information required. We would be grateful for your courteous & prompt attention .

For ease of reference, please find below a copy of our request:

"On behalf of DB3 Architecture we would like to congratulate you on having been selected to put forward your proposals & bid to Government as part of the £3.6bn investment into the Towns Fund.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, we would be grateful if you could provide us with some details regarding this so as to ascertain if we can be of help:-

1. The name of the person/people who has/have been nominated to develop this Towns

business plan.

2. An outline of your intentions regarding utilisation of awarded grant money.

3. If there is an opportunity for you to involve the skills & experience of an architectural

company to support you in this process?

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with you & look forward to hearing from you in the near future."

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Tom Darnton

-----Original Message-----

Dear Mr Darnton

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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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 its contents to any other person. Senders and recipients of email should be aware that, under the Data Protection Act 2018 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.
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Caroline Rhodes, Swindon Borough Council

Dear Mr Darnton

Apologies for the late response. I have chased up the response for this request.

Regards

Caroline

Caroline Rhodes
Leadership Support Manager
PA to Richard Bell, Philippa Venables, Mike Ash, Rob Richards and Sam Howell

Business Services
Swindon Borough Council

[mobile number]

www.swindon.gov.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Tom Darnton <[FOI #689424 email]>
Sent: 03 November 2020 10:21
To: Customer Services <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Government Investment - Towns Fund

Dear Customer Services

Further to our FOI original request dated 04.09.20 & your acknowledgement also dated 04.09.20, & as we hadn't received your response at 09.10.20 we sent you a reminder which you also acknowledged on that date. It is now 03.11.20 & we still have not received your response to the information required. We would be grateful for your courteous & prompt attention .

For ease of reference, please find below a copy of our request:

"On behalf of DB3 Architecture we would like to congratulate you on having been selected to put forward your proposals & bid to Government as part of the £3.6bn investment into the Towns Fund.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, we would be grateful if you could provide us with some details regarding this so as to ascertain if we can be of help:-

1. The name of the person/people who has/have been nominated to develop this Towns

business plan.

2. An outline of your intentions regarding utilisation of awarded grant money.

3. If there is an opportunity for you to involve the skills & experience of an architectural

company to support you in this process?

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with you & look forward to hearing from you in the near future."

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Tom Darnton

-----Original Message-----

Dear Mr Darnton

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 tom darnton,

Case reference number: FOI003305

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 02/12/2020. 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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Caroline Rhodes, Swindon Borough Council

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Dear Mr Darnton

FOI Freedom of Information Request FOI003305
I attach for your information the response to your request.

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

Customer Services
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
www.swindon.gov.uk
The complaints/review procedure involves a full review by the Information Governance Manager.
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
If you require any further information concerning this matter please contact me quoting the reference number at the top of the letter.

Yours faithfully,

Caroline

Caroline Rhodes
Leadership Support Manager
PA to Richard Bell, Philippa Venables, Mike Ash, Rob Richards and Sam Howell

Business Services
Swindon Borough Council

[mobile number]

www.swindon.gov.uk

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 its contents to any other person. Senders and recipients of email should be aware that, under the Data Protection Act 2018 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.
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[1]Swindon Borough Council
Dear tom darnton,

Case reference number: FOI003305

An update to your freedom of information request has been recorded on
the case timeline. 

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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