Request for information in relation to payments to charities and third sector organisations.

Reference: 21023

Date Added: Monday, August 23, 2021

Category: Finance

Disclosure Details

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is not held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent. Please find response below.

 

Please provide the following information for 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21:

  • The value of grants made to each of the organisations listed below. Please provide the information for each of the three financial years separately, and list all grants separately.

 

  • The value of loans made to each of the organisations listed below. Please provide the information for each of the three financial years separately, and list all loans separately. 

 

The payments made to charities and third sector organisations relate to the following only:

  • Operation Black Vote

No information held

 

  • U.K. Black Pride

No information held

 

  • Mermaids

No information held

 

  • Ozanne Foundation

No information held

 

  • Gendered Intelligence

No information held

 

  • British Medical Association

No information held

 

  • ActionAid UK 

No information held

 

  • Hope Not Hate 

No information held

 

  • Led by Donkeys

No information held

 

  • Extinction Rebellion

No information held

 

  • Migrants Organise

No information held

 

  • CLASS 

No information held

 

  • Black Lives Matter

No information held

 

  • Action on Smoking and Health

No information held

 

  • Action on Smoking and Health Scotland

No information held

 

  • Action on Smoking and Health Wales

No information held

 

  • Breath 2025

No information held

 

  • Association of Directors of Public Health

No information held

 

  • Improving Performance in Practice (previously Public Management Associates) 

No information held

 

I can confirm that the Commissioner’s office has not made any payments, loans or grants to any of the above organisations.

 

The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.

 

I hope this information is satisfactory to your request however, should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website: http://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/transparency/know-your-rights/your-information-rights/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/