7 April 2010

Dear ,

Request for Information – reference FOI/REQ/SJLG/Iquq, T 4076

I wrote to you on 11March 2010 following your request for information.  In your request you asked certain information to be provided.  As in my acknowledgement letter I have summarised these as:
1. Copies of the applications for each of the organisations listed on the Welsh Assembly Government website for International Women’s Day, 2010.
2. A list of the recipients with amounts received, for 2008 and 2009.
3. Details of any applications received that were refused for 2008, 2009, 2010.
4. The corresponding information for International Men's Day 2008, 2009 and 2010.

 

In response to your FoI request:

1. Copies of the applications for each of the organisations listed on the Welsh Assembly Government website for International Women’s Day 2010 are set out in Annex A.

2. A list of the recipients with amounts received, for 2008 and 2009 is set out below:

International Women’s Day 2008

Women Connect First	£2,500
MEWN Cymru	£2,500
MEWN Swansea	£1,6500
BAWSO Women’s Aid	£2,500
Age Concern Neath Port Talbot	£2,500
National Federation of Women’s Institutes Wales	£2,500
Merched y Wawr	£700
Women’s Arts Association	£2,500

International Women’s Day 2009

Aberystwyth University	£2,500
AWEMA	£2,500
Blaenau-Gwent CBC	£2,500
Cardiff Women’s Aid	£2,500
Carmarthenshire CC	£2,500
Charter Housing	£2,500
Communities First (Glanymor and Tyisha)	£2,500
Henna Foundation	£2,500
Morawelon (MOROLO)	£2,500
Wales Women’s National Coalition	£2,500
Women Connect First	£2,500
YWCA England & Wales	£2,500

3. The unsuccessful applications to International Women’s Day 2008:
• Eventure UK Ltd

The unsuccessful applications to International Women’s Day 2009:
• South People’s Project (SoPPro)
• ABCD Cymru
• BAWSO
• Monmouth Women’s Festival
• SNAC
• Welsh Arts and Crafts
• Women’s Art Association

The unsuccessful applications to International Women’s Day 2010:
• AWEMA
• Cardiff Women’s Aid
• The Special Needs Activity Club
• Charter Housing Association
• Wales Women’s National Coalition
• Women’s Arts Association
• Domestic Abuse Safety Advocates
• Aberystwyth University
• Cardiff & Vale Coalition of Disabled People
• LLamau

4. There is no record of funding applications from specifically male organisations in any of the above years.

Any information released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004 will be listed in the Assembly Government’s Disclosure Log (at www.information.wales.gov.uk).

If you believe that I have not followed the relevant laws, please contact me to request a first stage review.  If, after that, you are still not satisfied you may request a second stage review by the Assembly Government.  When dealing with any concerns, we will follow the Assembly Government’s Code of Practice on Complaints which is available on the Internet at www.wales.gov.uk or by post.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner.  Normally, however, you should pursue the matter through our internal procedure before you complain to the Information Commissioner.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: enquiries@ico.gsi.gov.uk

Also, if you think that there has been maladministration in dealing with your request then you may make a complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales who can be contacted at:
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
Ffordd yr Hen Gae
Pencoed
Bridgend
CF35 5LJ
Tel: 0845 601 0987

Yours Sincerely,

D Burton (Mrs)
Equalities Manager