Overseas Trips Funded by Colchester Council for Officials

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Daniel Rees
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Dear Colchester Borough Council,

I write to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requesting information pertaining to the amount of money spent by the council each year to fund overseas trips for council officials.

For each individual year 2018 to 2023 (inclusive), please would you be able to provide the following:

• The number of overseas trips conducted by Colchester Council officials / councillors / staff

• The amount of money spent by the council to fund overseas trips for Colchester Council officials / councillors / staff

Yours faithfully,

Daniel Rees

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Dear Daniel Rees,

Thank you for contacting Colchester City Council with your Freedom of
Information request regarding: Overseas Trips Funded by Colchester Council
for Officials.

Your request has been logged under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
2000 with the reference FOI 4250.  

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:  

[1]www.ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/official-information

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

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Dear Daniel Rees,

Thank you for contacting Colchester City Council with your Freedom of
Information request regarding: Overseas Trips Funded by Colchester Council
for Officials.

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'.

The only year in the specified period in which such trips were undertaken
was 2023.

 

In 2023 three trips were undertaken at an overall cost to the Council of
£1021.42.

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

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