Public Sector Financial Efficiency

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Dear Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust,

I am researching the financial efficiency of the public sector. Please provide the following information under the FOI act.

1) Does the organisation use an external provider for VAT advisory services? If so please state the name of the organisation used? (E.g. Ernst Young, Berthold Bauer, Liaison, CRS, KPMG etc.)?
2) Please state the contract start and end date.
3) Please confirm the total value of VAT recovered by the provider in 2015/16
a. Please state the total value of under-claims recovered
b. Please state the total value of over-claims recovered
4) Please state the total amount spent by the organisation for these services in 2015/16
5) Did the organisation use an external provider to re-review VAT recovered in the last financial year (15/16)?
a. If so please state the name of the company used.
6) Please state the total amount of additional VAT recovered by the provider in 2015/16
7) Please state the total amount spent by the organisation for these services
8) Please state the total number of Accounts Payable invoices processed by the organisation in the last financial year (15/16)
9) Please state the total value of Accounts Payable invoices in the last financial year (15/16)
10) In the last five years, please state the name(s) of all external organisation(s) used to review AP and identify and recover erroneous payments, and the period(s) reviewed by each.
11) Please state the total value of moneys recovered by each provider in the period(s) reviewed.
12) Please state the total amount paid to any external parties for this review work.

Thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,

Mr J Taylor

Heness Nigel (CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Dear J,

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Nigel D Sinaga-Heness
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer
Tel: 020 3214 5852 Email: [email address] Web: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

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CNWL - Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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From: cnwl FreedomofInformation (CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Sent: 24 June 2016 15:31
To: Heness Nigel (CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Subject: 16 FOI 188 FoI - Public Sector Financial Efficiency

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From: J Taylor [[FOI #341664 email]]
Sent: 24 June 2016 14:54
To: cnwl FreedomofInformation (CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Public Sector Financial Efficiency

Dear Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust,

I am researching the financial efficiency of the public sector. Please provide the following information under the FOI act.

1) Does the organisation use an external provider for VAT advisory services? If so please state the name of the organisation used? (E.g. Ernst Young, Berthold Bauer, Liaison, CRS, KPMG etc.)?
2) Please state the contract start and end date.
3) Please confirm the total value of VAT recovered by the provider in 2015/16
a. Please state the total value of under-claims recovered
b. Please state the total value of over-claims recovered
4) Please state the total amount spent by the organisation for these services in 2015/16
5) Did the organisation use an external provider to re-review VAT recovered in the last financial year (15/16)?
a. If so please state the name of the company used.
6) Please state the total amount of additional VAT recovered by the provider in 2015/16
7) Please state the total amount spent by the organisation for these services
8) Please state the total number of Accounts Payable invoices processed by the organisation in the last financial year (15/16)
9) Please state the total value of Accounts Payable invoices in the last financial year (15/16)
10) In the last five years, please state the name(s) of all external organisation(s) used to review AP and identify and recover erroneous payments, and the period(s) reviewed by each.
11) Please state the total value of moneys recovered by each provider in the period(s) reviewed.
12) Please state the total amount paid to any external parties for this review work.

Thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,

Mr J Taylor

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Heness Nigel (CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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​​​Dear J,
Sorry about the delay,

 

Please find attached our response to your request referenced
16 FOI 188 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

​Thank you and kind regards,
 

Nigel D Sinaga-Heness

Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer

Tel: 020 3214 5852  Email: [1][email address] Web: [2]www.cnwl.nhs.uk

 

Information Governance

CNWL - Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters, 1st Floor Stephenson House, 75 Hampstead Road,
London NW1 2PL

 

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) Has almost 7,000
staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's
population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond.

 

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Heness Nigel (CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Dear Miss Taylor​,

Please find attached our response to your request referenced
16 FOI 290 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

​​Thank you and kind regards,
 

Nigel D Sinaga-Heness

Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer

Tel: 020 3214 5852  Email: [1][email address] Web: [2]www.cnwl.nhs.uk

 

Information Governance

CNWL - Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters, 1st Floor Stephenson House, 75 Hampstead Road,
London NW1 2PL

 

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) Has almost 7,000
staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's
population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond.

 

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