Political payments

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Dear Islington Borough Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding deductions direct from councillors allowances and paid to political parties, groups, or associations.

I would like to know over the past three years what deductions have been made from councillors allowances which have gone to a political party, group, or association.

Could the council please break this amount by year and to which political party, group or association.

Does the council charge for making these payments to political parties, groups or associations? If so, how much? Could the council clarify (if it is the case that there are payments) whether tax and NIC is applied to the allowances prior to the payments being made.

Could the council state the costs in terms of officer time and bank charges for transferring funds to political parties, groups or associations.

Yours faithfully,

PWharton

FOIA, Islington Borough Council

Dear P Wharton,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act request, received on
28/02/2018.  Your request has been processed, and your unique reference
number is FOI 494565. Please make note of this reference number should you
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Resources

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Islington

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Alternative Contact: Brad Pearton

E: [2][email address]

 

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From: PWharton [mailto:[FOI #467957 email]]
Sent: 28 February 2018 16:08
To: FOIA <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Political payments

 

Dear Islington Borough Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 regarding deductions direct from councillors allowances and paid to
political parties, groups, or associations.

I would like to know over the past three years what deductions have been
made from councillors allowances which have gone to a political party,
group, or association.

Could the council please break this amount by year and to which political
party, group or association.

Does the council charge for making these payments to political parties,
groups or associations? If so, how much? Could the council clarify (if it
is the case that there are payments) whether tax and NIC is applied to the
allowances prior to the payments being made.

Could the council state the costs in terms of officer time and bank
charges for transferring funds to political parties, groups or
associations.

Yours faithfully,

PWharton

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Dear FOIA,

You will be aware this response is now delayed as per law and I request an urgent answer pending a complaint to the ICO

Yours sincerely,

PWharton

FOIA, Islington Borough Council

Dear Mr Wharton,

 

Thank you for your email. I have contacted the team that is dealing with
your Freedom of Information request and they have told me that they are
working on your request but they require more time to complete it.

 

I have also asked the team dealing with your request to provide you with
an urgent update.

 

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

 

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

 

Best wishes,

 

Access to Information Administrator

Information Governance Team

Resources

4^th Floor, 7 Newington Barrow Way

Islington

N7 7EP

 

Alternative Contact: Brad Pearton

E: [1][email address]

 

[2]www.islington.gov.uk

 

 

 

From: PWharton [mailto:[FOI #467957 email]]
Sent: 05 April 2018 11:23
To: FOIA <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Political
payments

 

Dear FOIA,

You will be aware this response is now delayed as per law and I request an
urgent answer pending a complaint to the ICO

Yours sincerely,

PWharton

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Dear Islington Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Islington Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Political payments'.
You have yet to respond to my request and this has well exceeded the deadline

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p...
Yours faithfully,

PWharton

infocomplaints, Islington Borough Council

Dear P Wharton,

 

Thank you for your Internal Review request, received on 08/11/2018.

 

Your complaint has been logged and your unique reference number is 4001. 
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From: PWharton <[3][FOI #467957 email]>
Sent: 08 November 2018 17:00
To: FOIA <[4][email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Political
payments

 

Dear Islington Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Islington Borough Council's
handling of my FOI request 'Political payments'.
You have yet to respond to my request and this has well exceeded the
deadline

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[5]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p...
Yours faithfully,

PWharton

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Pearton, Brad, Islington Borough Council

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Dear P Wharton

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.  Please see the
attached response.  My sincere apologises for the delay in this reply.

 

Regards

 

 

Brad Pearton

Access to Information Manager

Information Governance Team

Resources

4^th Floor, 7 Newington Barrow Way

Islington

N7 7EP

 

Alternative Contact: Leila Ridley

E: [1][email address]

 

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Pearton, Brad, Islington Borough Council

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Dear P Wharton

 

Thank you for your recent request for an Internal Review for your Freedom
of Information request 494565.  Please see the attached response.

 

Regards

 

 

Brad Pearton

Access to Information Manager

Information Governance Team

Resources

4^th Floor, 7 Newington Barrow Way

Islington

N7 7EP

 

Alternative Contact: Leila Ridley

E: [1][email address]

 

[2]www.islington.gov.uk

 

 

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Peter Malpas left an annotation ()

What nonsense.

Member allowances are of public record, so disclosing the % paid by Labour councillors out of their allowances gives absolutely nothing away other than the compulsory payments Labour councillors are obliged to make.

Nothing at all.