Newcastle and Leonard Cheshire Disability's correspondence on the Living Wage

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Dear Newcastle upon Tyne City Council,

You recently kindly provided me with useful information about the fees you pay to Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD) and to other providers for social care, and what representations (if any) LCD has made to your council to increase fees paid by yourselves to LCD in order to enable LCD to pay its carers the Living Wage.

Luton council has indicated that since I made the above Freedom of Information Request to yourselves, they have received correspondence from LCD opening up discussion on the fees paid to LCD to enable LCD to pay the living wage. Further, LCD have informed my father that they "have in fact recently written to all local authorities who commission our services about our desire to pay the living wage."

I wonder if you could please inform me as to whether you have indeed received such correspondence from LCD. Further, could you please provide me with a copy of the correspondence (or, to be technically correct under the FOI Act, could you provide me with the information contained in the correspondence, preferably in the form of a copy of the actual correspondence.)

Thank you very much

Yours faithfully,

Doug Paulley

Freedom Of Information Requests Mailbox, Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

FOI – 8890

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We have passed your request to relevant colleagues who will respond within 20 working days starting the working day after receipt of your request.

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Freedom of Information Team

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Wellbeing Care and Learning FOI, Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

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Hi Doug

Please see attached the response to your FOI request.

Many thanks

Matt

Matthew Crow

Administration Support Officer
Complaints and Customer Relations Team 

Room 422
Newcastle City Council
Civic Centre
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QH                                              

Phone:  0191 2771958
Email: [1][email address]  
Website address:  [2]www.newcastle.gov.uk 

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Dear Wellbeing Care and Learning FOI,

Thank you very much, that was very useful.

I'm sorry, I think I wasn't entirely clear in my request. If possible, I would vey much appreciate a copy of the letter LCD sent to you.

Yours sincerely,

Doug Paulley