Wragge report

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Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,
Could you please provide the total and final cost of the wragge report also the initial quote in written format from the solicitors involved, also who signed the invoice off in a written format please provide all notes and minutes from meetings between the solicitors and Sandwell Council prior to report being published and what procurement if any was followed by the council

Yours faithfully,

Mr B Rickers

Sandwell MBC, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Mr Brian Rickers
 
 
Your request for information has been passed to an investigating officer.
 
Your reference is FS-Case-65809426
 
 
Thank you
 
Sandwell MBC

Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,

Yours faithfully,

Brian Rickers

Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Wragge report'.

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Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,
Could you please provide the total and final cost of the wragge report also the initial quote in written format from the solicitors involved, also who signed the invoice off in a written format please provide all notes and minutes from meetings between the solicitors and Sandwell Council prior to report being published and what procurement if any was followed by the council

Yours faithfully,

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

Yours faithfully,

Brian Rickers

Sandwell MBC, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Mr Brian Rickers
 
 
Your request for information has been passed to an investigating officer.
 
Your reference is FS-Case-68897131
 
 
Thank you
 
Sandwell MBC

Sandwell MBC, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Mr Brian Rickers
 
 
Your request for information has been passed to an investigating officer.
 
Your reference is FS-Case-68900546
 
 
Thank you
 
Sandwell MBC

Sandwell MBC, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Brian Rickers,
 
Information Request - FS-Case-65809426
 
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. In response to your
request I can confirm the following:
 
 
Dear Mr Rickers, Thank you for your FoI request to the Council entitled:
Wragge Report Below is the request you submitted to the Council: Dear
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Could you please provide the total
and final cost of the wragge report also the initial quote in written
format from the solicitors involved, also who signed the invoice off in a
written format please provide all notes and minutes from meetings between
the solicitors and Sandwell Council prior to report being published and
what procurement if any was followed by the council I have broken your
request down into the questions you have asked and the Council's response
below them. Q1 Could you please provide the total and final cost of the
wragge report A1 The amount paid is £181,668.50 Q2 Also the initial quote
in written format from the solicitors involved, A2 The Council used its
delegated powers and obtained an exemption from its Contract Procedure
Rules to go to a single provider on an estimated value for the works.
Q3 Also who signed the invoice off in a written format A3 The invoices
were signed off by either Melanie Dudley or Jan Britton. Q4 Please provide
all notes and minutes from meetings between the solicitors and Sandwell
Council prior to report being published A4 In regards to your request for
all notes and minutes from meetings between the solicitors and Sandwell
Council prior to report being published; I can confirm that although we
hold the information requested, Section 42 of the Freedom of Information
Act allows authorities to withhold information which is subject to Legal
Professional Privilege. We believe that this information is subject to
Legal Professional Privilege and therefore will not be disclosing this to
you. Section 42 is qualified exemption and therefore subject to a public
interest test. The Council is of the opinion that the disclosure of
information sought and received from legal professionals would have a
detrimental effect on any future legal advice being sought in the future
if it is known that information received would be disclosed in the future.
Q5 And what procurement if any was followed by the council A5 The Council
used its delegated powers and obtained an exemption from its Contract
Procedure Rules to go to a single provider on an estimated value for the
works.
 
 
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
request, and should be addressed to:
 
Information Management Unit
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DE
 
Email – [Sandwell Council request email]
 
If you are not content with the outcome of an internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
 
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
 
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Sandwell MBC

Sandwell MBC, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Brian Rickers,
 
Information Request - FS-Case-68900546
 
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. In response to your
request I can confirm the following:
 
 
In response to your request for an internal review, I can confirm that you
should have now received a full response to your Freedom of Information
request. Please accept our apologies for the delay in you receiving your
response. If you have any further issues with the response that you wish
us to review please feel free to contact us again.
 
 
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
request, and should be addressed to:
 
Information Management Unit
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DE
 
Email – [Sandwell Council request email]
 
If you are not content with the outcome of an internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
 
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
 
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Sandwell MBC