Money paid by Colchester Council to C360

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Dear Colchester Council,

I write to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requesting details about the authority's relationship with the charity group Community 360.

Would you be able to outline the amount of money paid by Colchester Council to Community 360 in the following years 2013 to 2023 (inclusive).

Yours faithfully,

Daniel Rees

Dear Daniel Rees ,

Thank you for contacting Colchester City Council with your Freedom of
Information request regarding: Money paid by Colchester Council to C360.

Your request has been logged under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
2000 with the reference FOI 4149.  

An officer is reviewing your request and will respond accordingly.

You can find advice and guidance about accessing information from public
bodies from the Information Commissioner’s Office at:  

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Kind regards
Customer Information, Colchester City Council, [Colchester Borough Council request email]

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Info, Colchester Borough Council

Good Morning,

Further to your request, we have information for the last 5 financial
years readily available, as below.

The summary totals are shown below for the period 01/0419 – 31/12/23. 
Colchester City Council passports payment to C360 on behalf of other
organisations, as shown in the table.  Data prior to April 2019 is more
complex and would require manual analysis.

 

We could also give the total amount paid from Colchester City Council in
each financial year if required.

 

Please let us know if this information is sufficient for your request.

 

 

Colchester City Council £262,164.83
Essex County Council £219,300.00
Colchester Borough Homes £25,279.70
NEE ICB  £96,790.00
Home Office / Central Government Departments £103,692.90
Arts Council £3,174.05
TOTAL £710,401.48

 

 

Many thanks,

Joe Wisbey

Customer Information 

Colchester City Council 

[Colchester Borough Council request email] 

https://www.colchester.gov.uk/info 

 

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Dear Colchester Council

Thanks for your response.

Apologies, I should have made my request clearer.

Please would you be able to outline the amount of money paid by Colchester Council to Community 360 in individual years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Yours sincerely,

Daniel Rees

Info, Colchester Borough Council

Dear Daniel

 

Further to our response below sent to you on 22nd February, unfortunately
I need to advise you that the figures quoted are incorrect and we need to
recall this information.

 

Please accept our apologies.  We are working on your request and will come
back to you with the correct data as soon as possible.

 

Kind regards,

 

Gemma Cadd

Customer Information Officer

Colchester City Council

[1]www.colchester.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

From: Info <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:45 AM
To: Daniel Rees <[FOI #1084395 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Money paid by Colchester
Council to C360

 

Good Morning,

Further to your request, we have information for the last 5 financial
years readily available, as below.

The summary totals are shown below for the period 01/0419 – 31/12/23. 
Colchester City Council passports payment to C360 on behalf of other
organisations, as shown in the table.  Data prior to April 2019 is more
complex and would require manual analysis.

 

We could also give the total amount paid from Colchester City Council in
each financial year if required.

 

Please let us know if this information is sufficient for your request.

 

 

Colchester City Council £262,164.83
Essex County Council £219,300.00
Colchester Borough Homes £25,279.70
NEE ICB  £96,790.00
Home Office / Central Government Departments £103,692.90
Arts Council £3,174.05
TOTAL £710,401.48

 

 

Many thanks,

Joe Wisbey

Customer Information 

Colchester City Council 

[2][Colchester Borough Council request email] 

[3]https://www.colchester.gov.uk/info 

 

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No.Reply,

Dear Daniel Rees ,

Thank you for contacting Colchester City Council with your Freedom of
Information request regarding: Money paid by Colchester Council to C360.

We do hold the information you have requested and it has been provided in
this email. Additional comments (if any) can be found below. If any
attachments are mentioned, these can be found under the 'Customer data'
link provided. When accessing the 'Customer data' link, if prompted to use
One Drive, please select 'No'.

We have published information on our website regarding Community 360
funding.  The link is below and this also covers the information required
for your Freedom of Information request. 

[1]Colchester Council moves to reassure residents about funding provided
to Community360 | Colchester City Council

[2]Customer data (If any)

Kind regards
Customer Information, Colchester City Council, [Colchester Borough Council request email]

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