Attendance at the MJ Awards in the past 4 years - Find a freedom of information request

MJ Awards

Please include the following information, for the 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 awards:

1. The total amount the council spent from its own budget attending each award ceremony

2. The number of representatives from the council that attended each ceremony (please provide a breakdown of the number of councillors and council officials)

3. The cost of travel for each year, including the mode and class

4. The cost of accommodation for each year, including the name of the hotel or other form of accommodation

5. The agenda for each awards ceremony, including details of the food and drink available, if these documents are available

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. 2019 - Travel fare for 4 people from Newark Northgate to London and return. 1 person from Grantham to London and return. To find and collate the exact information would take longer than the 18 hours allowed under section 12(1) of the FOI Act.

No expenditure was incurred by Lincolnshire County Council Adult Care Community Wellbeing for this awards ceremony in 2022 as Impower funded the attendance and the attendees paid for their own refreshments.

2. 2019 - 4 council officials and 1 councilor

3. 2019 – Travel fare for 4 people from Lincoln to London and return. 1 person from Grantham to London and return. Train – Standard class. To find and collate the exact information would take longer than the 18 hours allowed under section 12(1) of the FOI Act.

4. To find and collate the exact information would take longer than the 18 hours allowed under section 12(1) of the FOI Act.

5. 2019 – Food menu attached

Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information 2000 does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. The appropriate limit is currently £450 or 18 hours at a cost of £25 per hour. The exemption under section 12 is not subject to the public interest test Any refined request will be treated as a new request under the Freedom of Information Act.