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Tracey Burley Former Cognus MD NDA

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Dear Sutton Borough Council,

Could you please confirm if the former Director of the LA spin out company Cognus, Tracey Burley, received any form of golden handshake/financial settlement with regards to her departure in 2019?

In the interests of public expenditure could you provide the total amount of funds, if applicable, that was provided for the above settlement/departure.

Finally can you confirm if as part of any settlement and/or her departure if she signed an NDA (non-disclosure agreement).

Yours faithfully,

Christoper Whispy

Sutton Customer Care Team, Sutton Borough Council

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Reference: FOI-174715933
Date of request: 13/02/2020
Title of request: Tracey Burley Former Cognus MD NDA

Dear Christoper Whispy,

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Customer Care Team

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Sutton Customer Care Team, Sutton Borough Council

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Dear Christoper Whispy,

Reference: FOI-174715933
Date of request: 13/02/2020
Title of request: Tracey Burley Former Cognus MD NDA
Request details:
Dear Sutton Borough Council,

Could you please confirm if the former Director of the LA spin out company
Cognus, Tracey Burley, received any form of golden handshake/financial
settlement with regards to her departure in 2019?

In the interests of public expenditure could you provide the total amount
of funds, if applicable, that was provided for the above
settlement/departure.

Finally can you confirm if as part of any settlement and/or her departure
if she signed an NDA (non-disclosure agreement).

Yours faithfully,

Christoper Whispy

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Dear Sir,

There is no requirement to disclose any information relating to this FOI
as it is exempt under section 40 (2) of the FOIA as it relates to an
employee’s personal data.

Refusal Notice Section 40(2)

Part 1 of Schedule 19 of the Data Protection Act 2018 amends the personal
data exemption under section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000(FOI). These are consequential amendments designed to ensure that the
correct provisions of the GDPR and the new Act are referenced instead of
the now repealed DPA 1998. They will not fundamentally impact when
personal data can, and cannot, be disclosed in response to an FOI request.

Personal Information is governed by the Data Protection Act legislation
and is defined as any information relating to an identified or
identifiable natural person (‘data subject’)”. It adds that: an
identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or
indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an
identification number, location number, an online identifier or to one or
more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental,
economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

The withheld information is exempt because disclosure would contravene the
first data protection principle which requires that personal data is
processed fairly and lawfully.  Disclosure of the requested information
would breach this principle and in particular the requirement of fairness.

Yours sincerely

Cognus

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Yours sincerely,

Customer Care Team

Disclaimers apply, for full details see : 
(https://www.sutton.gov.uk/info/200436/cu...)

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