For the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21 to date: 1. How much money has the council spent in total on commissioned portraits (i.e. a painting, drawing or engraving of a person)? 2. How much money has the council spent in … Continue reading
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Heir hunting, public funerals and intestate deaths
1. Our previous research tells us that there are a number of ways that heir hunters can obtain leads from local authorities. Since March 2019, have any referrals have been made to a heir hunter to locate next of kin … Continue reading
Replacement Costs of Local Road Systems (Gross Replacement Cost)
“I understand you are the highway authority for the area. Therefore, I wish to know the total replacement cost of your local road system (ie: the total investment in roads) at current prices, including the cost of land. Please do … Continue reading
Cost of Alma Bridge, Sidmouth
“Please provide the figures relating to the new Alma Bridge. What I would like to know is the cost of the whole project. By that I mean from beginning to end, ie the initial surveys, architects fees, solicitors fees, planning … Continue reading
Fraud Investigation Team
How many investigators are in your fraud investigation team? 4 Do you have a case management system used by the fraud investigation team? Yes If so who supplies it and what is the name of the system? The software is … Continue reading
Special Educational Needs – legal expenditure
1. What was your total legal expenditure as a Local Authority for each financial year, 1st April ‘ 31st March, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019? For the following financial years, we can confirm the following information: 2013/14: £2,067,775 … Continue reading
Pension Fund investments
1) What is the size of the council’s pension fund in millions or billions of pounds as at February 17 2020 or the latest available date? 2) What are the 10 largest investments the pension fund currently has? If any … Continue reading
Capital investment quarterly reports
I am looking for the quarterly cash-flow information of all your private capital investments (private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, private debt funds, infrastructure funds, natural resource funds, etc.) reported as of 31/12/14 through 31/03/18, as well … Continue reading
Deliberate deprivation of assets and deferred payment agreements
1) Between 2014/15 to the date of receipt of this request: on how many occasions has the council discovered individuals who have gifted their property to someone else and/or changed the registered owner of their property to the name of … Continue reading
Council borrowing and lending
Please can you provide me with the following info: 1. a list of all existing and outstanding borrowing, identifying for each: * the source (PWLB, LOBO, other Local Authority etc), * the type (annuity, maturity, EIP etc), * the maturity … Continue reading