Latest Payment to suppliers request

The request was refused by Orkney Islands Council.

Dear Orkney Islands Council,

Request you to please provide me with a list of the latest (monthly/Quarterly) Payment to supplier or Council expenditure of Orkney Islands Council.

Yours faithfully,

Sue Brown

foi, Orkney Islands Council

Dear Madam

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

Thank you for your information request dated 11 May 2017 and received on 11 May 2017. Our reference is FOI 2017-0473. This is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

We are considering your request. We may be in touch soon to ask for further clarification or to offer advice and assistance if we are not able to fulfil your request in its present form.

The legislation allows us up to 20 working days from the date that we receive a valid request, including any clarification we need to make a final response. We will be in touch within 20 working days of receipt of your initial request to provide our response or to seek clarification where necessary. We hope to give you the information you are looking for at an earlier date if possible.

Kind regards

Katy Russell-Duff
Administrative Officer
Corporate Services
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone 01856 873535 Extension 2210

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foi, Orkney Islands Council

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Dear Sir

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

I refer to your email dated 11 May 2017 and received on 11 May 2017, our reference is FOI 2017-0473.

I am pleased to give the information you requested, as attached, and hope that it meets your requirements.

Our cheque runs are carried out weekly, I have attached a spreadsheet that shows the totals for the last 6 weeks.

You have the right to request a review of the decision if you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request. Please write to: Head of Legal Services, Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY or email to [Orkney Islands Council request email] to make this request. The law gives you up to 60 working days from when we received your enquiry or 40 working days from when you receive this correspondence, whichever is the later date.

Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision, within six months of the date of the decision to a request for a review, or within six months from when we should have responded to your request for a review, whichever is the later date.

Kind regards

George Vickers
Information Governance Officer
Corporate Services
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone: 01856 873535 Extension: 2162
www.orkney.gov.uk

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Dear foi,

Thank you for the information.

However, I was looking for the latest months (March or April 2017) payment to suppliers list. In that list, I need the Supplier name, payment date, amount, expense type, service description. Could you please provide me with this information or can you please let me know where exactly I will be able to get this information in your website.

Yours sincerely,

Sue Brown

foi, Orkney Islands Council

Dear Madam

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

I refer to your request for information dated 11 and 25 May 2017. Our reference is FOI 2017-0473.

The information you have requested is subject to exemptions S33(1)(b) - Commercial Interests and the Economy and S38(1)(b). The information is exempt information because its disclosure would, or would likely to, prejudice substantially the commercial interests of the suppliers detailed in the list requested. Releasing such information could distort the market and affect the Council's ability to secure best value and so disclosure would not be in the public interest.

Some of the information also pertains to employees information and members of the public information. This information is exempt under S38(1)(b).

You have the right to request a review of the decision if you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request. Please write to: Head of Legal Services, Corporate Services, Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY or email to [Orkney Islands Council request email] to make this request. The law gives you up to 60 working days from when we received your enquiry or 40 working days from when you receive this correspondence, whichever is the later date. Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision.

Kind regards

George Vickers
Information Governance Officer
Corporate Services
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone: 01856 873535 Extension: 2162
www.orkney.gov.uk

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