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Dear Southend-on-Sea Town Council,

As a resident of Leigh, I am concerned with the funding and how those funds have been utilised in respect of the Belvedere project undertaken by Leigh Town Council:-

As the funding came from CIL money please provide the following information urgently:-

1. How much was provided to Leigh Town Council for this project?
2. What was the pricing/quotes for the entirety of the work?
3. Who was approached to undertake the work?
4. How was it decided who to contract the work to?
5. Exactly how these funds have been spent.
6. How much money is left to finish the work?

It is in the interest of the public to have full details as of course CIL funds are for the benefit of the community and must be spent appropriately.

Yours faithfully,

CL

council, Southend-on-Sea City Council

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Dear CL,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request.

 

However, before we are able to process your request and begin the 20
working days deadline, please could you confirm your real name.

 

Guidance from the Information Commissioners Office states that “any
variation of the requester’s title or first name combined with their
surname (e.g. Mr Smith or John Smith) will be sufficient to meet this
requirement. However, a first name or surname provided in isolation, or a
set of initials, will not.”

 

Once we have received this information we will be able to process your
Freedom of Information Request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Holly Gudgin – Corporate Freedom of Information Team – Southend-on-Sea
Borough Council

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Dear Southend FOI Requests,

My full name is Mrs Carol Lambert

Yours sincerely,

Carol

Southend FOI Requests, Southend-on-Sea City Council

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Dear C Lambert,

 

Thank you for confirming your name for your request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information
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Dear Southend FOI Requests,

This is very important and is required when it can be processed. I do not want to withdraw the request.

Yours sincerely,

Carol

PlaceFOIRequests, Southend-on-Sea City Council

Dear Ms Lambert

 

In response to your Freedom of information request number 10249, in which
you asked the following question

As a resident of Leigh, I am concerned with the funding and how those
funds have been utilised in respect of the Belvedere project undertaken by
Leigh Town Council:-

As the funding came from CIL money please provide the following
information urgently:-

 1. How much was provided to Leigh Town Council for this project?
 2. What was the pricing/quotes for the entirety of the work?
 3. Who was approached to undertake the work?
 4. How was it decided who to contract the work to?
 5. Exactly how these funds have been spent.
 6. How much money is left to finish the work?

It is in the interest of the public to have full details as of course CIL
funds are for the benefit of the community and must be spent
appropriately.

I can confirm that a search for the information has been completed

 1. The information that you have requested is exempt under Section 21 of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This is because it is reasonably
accessible to you as it can be found on our website. The funds
allocated to Leigh Town Council from CIL are set out in the CIL Annual
Financial Reports available to download from our
website: [1]https://www.southend.gov.uk/local-planni...

Leigh Town Council are also required to publish their own CIL annual
report on their
website: [2]https://www.leighonseatowncouncil.gov.uk...

Any further information regarding how the funds have been spent by Leigh
Town Council would need to be obtained from the parish council
themselves as we do hold it.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to request a review of our response, you should write to
the Knowledge and Information Manager, PO Box 6, Civic Centre, Victoria
Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6ER. If you are not content with the
outcome of your review, you can make a complaint under the Council’s
complaints process by writing to Corporate Complaints Officer, Office of
the Chief Executive, PO Box 6, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6ER.

 

You can also apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a
decision although generally the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the Council’s complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner
can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

Kind regards

Debee Skinner | Business Intelligence Officer (Planning & Compliance) |
Performance & Intelligence Team | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

 

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