Dear Croydon Borough Council,

Please can you provide me with information on how much Croydon Council spent on private consultancy firms in both the 2017/2018 and 2019/2020 financial year, and has spent in total to date (24 February 2021).

I would like the information to be broken down into the following:

(i) the total spend;

(ii) the name of each consultancy firm;

(iii) the top five consulting firms (by total spend);

(iv) a list of of each individual consultant providing services;

(v) their daily chargeable rates;

(vi) how the spend breaks down across each council department.

I would like this information to be displayed in Excel format, preferably a .CVS file.

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Murphy

Dear Croydon Council,

You have exceeded the statutory response time of 20-working days as outlined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please can I have an explanation as to why this is the case – and when I can expect a response to the information I have requested?

Yours sincerely,

Oliver Murphy

Dear Croydon Borough Council,

I am writing to request an internal review of Croydon Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Spending on private consultants'.

I note that you have not confirmed or denied whether the authority holds this information, and have not applied an exemption that would remove this obligation.

As you may be aware, Section 1(1) of the FOI Act (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/200...) states that "Any person making a request for information to a public authority is entitled to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description specified in the request".
I would be grateful if you could clarify whether or not this information is held, or specify which exemption of the duty to confirm or deny you are applying.

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

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Murphy

Dear Croydon Council,

Dear Croydon Council,

I note that you have not confirmed or denied whether the authority holds this information, and have not applied an exemption that would remove this obligation. In your last correspondence, you confirmed that I could expect to receive a response by 25 June. This date has now elapsed.

As you may be aware, Section 1(1) of the FOI Act (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/200...) states that "Any person making a request for information to a public authority is entitled to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description specified in the request".

I would be grateful if you could clarify whether or not this information is held, or specify which exemption of the duty to confirm or deny you are applying.

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Murphy