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Staff Fuel Allowance and Travel Costs

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Charlotte Lynch

Dear Freedom of Information team,

I'd like to request the following information please.

Q1. In the last 12 months, have you increased the fuel allowance for your staff who are eligible to claim back fuel costs? Please answer yes or no.
Q1i. If yes, please specify the rate now (June 2022) paid back to staff for fuel costs and the criteria for reimbursement, and what the rate and criteria was in June 2021.

Q2. Between 1st June 2021 and 31st May 2022, how much money did the trust spent on the following? (Please provide totals for each individual point below rather than a group total)

- Providing hire cars for staff
- Providing public transport travel passes
- Investing in pool cars

Q3. Between 1st June 2020 and 31st May 2021, how much money did the trust spent on the following? (Please provide totals for each individual point below rather than a group total)

- Providing hire cars for staff
- Providing public transport travel passes
- Investing in pool cars

Please respond to me via my email address.

Many thanks,
Charlotte Lynch

FOI (EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), East London NHS Foundation Trust

Information Governance Department
Charter House
7 Alma Street
Luton
LU1 2PJ
Email: [East London NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Our Ref: FOI DA4237

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request received by the Trust on 14 June 2022.

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days. For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then it will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case.

If the information you request was obtained from or relates to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you.

In some cases there may be a fee payable for the information requested. This will be considered and you will be informed of the fee payable if this is the case. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and released. The 20 day time limit for responses is put on hold until receipt of the payment. If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact us. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Whilst we will make every effort to respond to your request within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days, it may not be possible to respond on time due to the pressures of COVID 19 and the need to ensure the well-being of our staff and service users. We will write to you if we anticipate a delay and hope in advance that you will accept our apologies if this should occur.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team
East London NHS Foundation Trust

If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s response to your FOIA request then you should contact us and we will arrange for an internal review of this decision. If you remain dissatisfied with the decision following our response to your complaint, you may write to the Information Commissioner for a decision under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

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FOI (EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Charlotte,

 

Please find attached the Trust’s response to your Freedom of Information
request.

 

Yours sincerely, 

 

Lara Cousens

Information Governance Manager – Information Rights

FOI Team
East London NHS Foundation Trust

 

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