Local Authority Trading Companies

Mr Servante made this Freedom of Information request to Thanet District Council as part of a batch sent to 61 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Thanet District Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Mr Servante
Delivered

Dear Thanet District Council,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect of the information below.

1. How many Local Authority Trading Companies (LATC) are currently owned by the council?

2. Please provide information on each LATC including the company name, company number and what services they are providing.

3. Have external accountants been appointed to provide support? If so, who are they?

4. When were the external accountants appointed?

5. What services are the external accountants providing?

6. What is the (Annual) cost of external accounting services (exc VAT) for each of these companies? Please provide separate breakdown of costs.

7. When are the next review dates for tendering for these services?

8. Where and what date/month/year will you be advertising your future contracts for external accounting services?

9. Is there a telephone contact number and email address of the individual that would be responsible for this in the future?

Yours faithfully,

Mr Servante

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Receipt for FOI 6891
Dear Mr Servante 

Thank you for your information request dated  09/08/2023.

I can confirm that we have received your request.  Your allocated
reference number is FOI 6891.
You request will not be progressed forward as Thanet District Council does
not own any Local Authority Trading Companies.
If you are unhappy with the way your enquiry has been dealt with, you may
ask for an internal review by submitting a request within one month of the
date of this response. 
Further information on the internal review process is can be found
here: [1]https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/off...
Your request should be addressed to the Information Governance Manager,
Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 1XZ or by
emailing [2][email address].  
If you are still dissatisfied after an internal review, you may appeal to
the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9
5AF.
Further information on how we process personal data in Information
Governance can be found on the Council's privacy statement
page: [3]https://www.thanet.gov.uk/privacy-statem...
Kind regards,

Information Governance Officer
Information Governance | Legal
Services
[4][email address] | (01843) [6][IMG]
577247
[5]Cecil St, Margate CT9 1XZ
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