Kylie Minogue and Michael McIntyre Charity Ball
Dear Post Office Limited,Post Office Online makes the following claim"the first Post Office charity ball with headline act Kylie Minogue which raised over £130,000 for BBC Children in Need."Can you say how much it cost to put on this event,how much did you pay the talent and how much were Park Publishing paid to assist in raising such a sum?Park Publishing claim that"In total, this event helped the Post Office raise over £1.2million for BBC Children in Need in 2015,"What was the correct figure,does your much lower figure reflect the cost of the event?
Yours faithfully,
john o'sullivan
Our ref: FOI2023/00324
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Data Protection and Information Rights Team
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Dear Post Office Limited,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Post Office Limited's handling of my FOI request 'Kylie Minogue and Michael McIntyre Charity Ball'.
[ GIVE DETAILS ABOUT YOUR COMPLAINT HERE ]It is not possible that you don't know how much was raised at this event or how much the two stars were paid.With your ample resources and application please answer these questions.Surely your OR Team keep A record of all good news?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/k...
Yours faithfully,
john o'sullivan
Our ref: FOI2023/00412
Dear John O'Sullivan,
Thank you for your email which was received on 11th July.
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Office has a duty of care for past and present employees, and you are not
challenging the process as per the scope of an internal review.
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within 20 working days. We will therefore reply at the latest by 10th
August.
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Data Protection and Information Rights Team
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EC2V 7ER
Dear John O'Sullivan,
Please find the response attached relating to your Freedom of Information
request.
Regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street,
London,
EC2V 7ER
Dear [email address],Without providing details can you say if the sum the Ball raised £130,000 was greater or less than the sum paid to the talent co-hosting?A simple Yes or No will suffice.
Yours sincerely,
john o'sullivan
Our ref: FOI2023/00495
Dear John O'Sullivan,
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 23rd
August. Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore reply at the latest by 21st
September.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street,
London,
EC2V 7ER
Dear John O'Sullivan,
Please find the response attached relating to your Freedom of Information
request.
Regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street,
London,
EC2V 7ER
Dear [email address],Thank you for a reply.Can you explain why providing details of the sums of money Kylie and Micheal received from the public purse would breach data protection laws but revealing that all eligible SPM's with overturned convictions being offered £600,000 doesnt?
Yours sincerely,
john o'sullivan
Thank you for your message dated 28th September 2023.
As noted in our letter of 21st September 2023, your request specified information relating to named persons other than yourself and so the exemption found at s40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act applies. You have the right to request an internal review or to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office in the manner described and within the timescale detailed in our letter. In the absence of any such request or complaint, Post Office consider this information request to now be closed.
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Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7ER
[Post Office request email]
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