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Norfolk County Council have given the information I requested. This is the text of their letter: Dear Mr.Cox FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST I refer to your request for information dated 28 June 2008. In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I have now processed your request for a breakdown of the £10,000 given by central government for the preparation of the implementation of LiNks and the response is as follows: £6,175 was spent on two large public consultation events in January and February 2008. • Event 1 - £2382.50 - venue and refreshments £235.00 - PA system £323.12 - hearing loop £58.75 - screen £29.38 - lecturn • Event 2 - £2500.00 - venue and refreshments £235.00 - PA system £323.12 - hearing loop £58.75 - screen £29.38 - lecturn £5000 was spent on support provided from the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation in the...

Dear Mr Cox Thank you for your letter dated 27 June 2008 addressed to Chris Walton, Interim Head of Democratic Services. In this letter you state that you wish this matter to be put through the County Council process at Stage 3. Stage 3 is the final stage of the County Council's corporate process and I am charged by the Chief Executive with finding a suitable independent investigator for your complaint and I will be doing this forthwith. This can take a little while to set up at this time of year when a good number of our experienced investigators are unavailable through leave or cover for leave. However, hopefully I will be in touch with the name of the appointed person very soon and they will then contact you to begin the investigation. If you want to talk through the Stage 3 process or want to ask for any information that might be helpful, you can contact me by letter, email or telephone using the contacts given above. Yours sincerely Caroline Clarke Strategy and Regulatory Mana...

This is a copy of my e mail exchanges with PCX as a result of submitting my June blog (see below). these are posted here without comment - come to your own conclusions. Hello Daisy. I sent you my June blog on 22nd. Did you receive it? Heddwch Mike. (30.06.08.) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hello Mike   I did - it is on my to do list. I have been off work with a chest infection so am still catching up - not my usual efficient self at the moment.   Please bear with me   thanks Daisy (30.06.08.) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hi Mike   I have some issues with your blog. The whole tone is very negative, and not very helpful just to look back and criticise an organisation that no longer exists. If a person reads that they may be put off volunteering for life.   Also you start the whole blog with   Their concerted drive appeared to have had some success. But by April 2004 - within six months of the estimated start of that drive for the recruitment of volunteers for ...

This is my June blog for PCX. I did sent it to them on 22nd June but there is no sign of it being posted yet. so while it’s still June I’ve posted it here (30.06.08.): --------------------------------------------------------------------- Their concerted drive appeared to have had some success. But by April 2004 - within six months of the estimated start of that drive for the recruitment of volunteers for PPI forums - six hundred and sixty two of those recruited volunteers had resigned (Steve Hilton for CPPIH 28.04.04.). By February 2005, the number of resignations from PPI forums had risen to one thousand three hundred and thirty three. By October of the same year, resignations were at two thousand two hundred and forty eight. And at that same time there were one hundred and forty six PPI forums with less than seven members. (information from CPPIH in responses to my Freedom of Information Act requests). Whatever else these facts tell us, for me they shout out that the r...