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ASHFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL
Urban Road,
Kirkby-in-Ashfield,
Nottingham, Tel: 01623 450000
East Midlands. Fax: 01623 457585
NG17 8DA www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk
P.G. MARSHALL – Chief Executive
Mr N Marchant
nigel.marchant22@virginmedia.com
Contact:
Joanne Wright
Organisational Development Manager
Our Ref:
NTA Ashfield 090610 finance 156/SLF2
Direct Line:
(01623) 457328
Your Ref:
*
E-Mail
j.wright@ashfield-dc.gov.uk
Date:
22nd June 2010
Dear Mr Marchant
Your request for information has now been considered and the information requested as follows.
1. Can you please advise me if there was any deficit in the hackney carriage and private hire licensing budget, in the last three financial years (2007/8, 2008/9, 2009/10)?
Yes
2. Can you please advise me if there was any excess in the hackney carriage and private hire licensing budget, in the last three financial years (2007/8, 2008/9, 2009/10)?
No
3. If there was a deficit or excess can you please advise how much for each financial year (2007/8, 2008/9, 2009/10)?
Deficit
2007/08 31,211
2008/09 1,242
2009/10 5,830
4. If there was an excess in the financial years 2007/8, 2008/9, 2009/10 can you advise me what this money was used for?
Not applicable
5. Can you please give me an itemized break down on what the money received from taxi and private hire licensing fees was spent on, in the last three financial years (2007/8, 2008/9, 2009/10)?
Please see attached report on monies spent.
If you have any queries or concerns then please feel free to contact me.
If you have a complaint about the handling of your enquiry then please contact
Customer Services Manager at:
Ashfield District Council, Urban Road,
Kirkby-In-Ashfield,
Nottingham,
East Midlands.
NG17 8DA,
telephone: 01623 457509
e-mail: customerservices@ashfield-dc.gov.uk
Upon following the corporate Complaints Procedure you are still not satisfied with the outcome received you also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
The information provided has been released under the appropriate Access to Information legislation.
This does NOT allow for re-use of that information.
If re-use is required for this or any other Council information you must contact Ashfield District Council for permission as terms and conditions may apply.
Please use contact details above.
Yours sincerely
Mr G Bott
Head of Customer Services, IT & Performance



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What does that say?

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were those the actual wordings?


1 - yes we can advise you or yes there was a deficit
2 - no we cant tell you or no there was no deficit?

Won't let me post it on here.

What or who won't let you post it?

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E-mail info@taxi-driver.co.uk and admin should be able to put it up for you.

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IDFIMH

Nigel thanks for the foi letter i have sent one similar to our lo. I have also asked how much revenue was raised by taxi/ph license fees

Well gubber me!!!

These FoI requests really do work.

I think I'll write to Brum Council & ask them how much they spent on cleaning up pigeon sh*t in the last five years.

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Kind regards,

Brummie Cabbie.

Type a message, post your news,
Disagree with other members' views;
But please, do have some decorum,
When debating on the TDO Forum.

Sent.

Nigel's Budget

Alex

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L/C G14001/G521 Hackney Carriage/Health & Environment £75,718.46

salaries? all hackney, no private hire wages?

huh?
payment to contractors £17.000

That document is clear as mud.

It seems they paid general wages (whatever they are?) in 2007/08 for both Hackney and Private Hire, but, they didn't pay any general wages for either for the following 2 years. They did however pay for contractors. Does this mean they have contracted the administration for the licensing out to external providers

What is Revenue General? They only appear to have received a total general revenue of £213.44 for all of the 3 years combined. This clearly isn't the revenue from license fees. Where is the revenue from license fees

I did profit and loss accounts for years and this just doesn't make any sense to me at all. It appears to me that they have provided the information requested, but, it's provided in such a way as to not make much sense to the reader.

I of course could have lost my ability to understand simple financial reports

Having checked back it appears that Nigel didn't ask how much was received in license fees, can this not be done under FOI?

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wouldnt the minus figures be incomes?

the "CD" figure shows +/- per group

i make it a loss of about £1000 overall - nice for the council to increase fees