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Request reference number: MGLA101219-8731
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Summary of request
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FOR DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF LONDON FASHION WEEK FUNDING AND EXPENDITURE
Dear Greater London Authority,
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request a detailed breakdown of funding awarded by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to the British Fashion Council (BFC) for the biannual London Fashion Week (LFW).
I am only requesting information on funding spent on LFW specifically and not to any other BFC projects or endeavours.
I request information for the most recent Fashion Weeks, in February 2019 and September 2019. If this information is not available please supply the most recent data.
My preferred format to receive this information is electronically, but if that is not possible I can accept hard copies or inspect the record. Please send me any information as it becomes available, rather than delay the request until all the information can be collated. In order to assist you with this request I am outlining my query as specifically as possible: For the biannual London Fashion Weeks, in February and September 2019,
- How much money was awarded by the GLA to the BFC for London Fashion Week?
- What was this funding spent on? Please give an allocated breakdown with as many specifics as possible.
- How much GLA funding is spent on the British Fashion Council designers’ party at LFW and/or its respective parties in Paris, Milan and New York?
- What are the criteria that the BFC has to meet in order to receive funding?
- Please supply the written criteria for the funding allocation. Please be as specific as possible. For example, if it is ‘promoting British fashion’, does this mean fashion designed and manufactured here? What constitutes “British”?
- What other public costs are there for hosting LFW in addition to the money given directly to the BFC? Please give a breakdown and cost, for example road closures, emergency services on standby, venue hire, fees to organisations, airport security, travel expenditure, etc.
- Does the GLA need a certain cost return/benefit to be made from its funding allocation to the BFC? If so how much?
- (For example, if there needs to be a cost benefit ratio of £XX for every £X spent. Or if the LFW would need to generate £XX amount of sales from the event. Or another quantifiable metric.)
- How does the GLA ensure that the criteria for the BFC receiving funding is met?
- How is the BFC audited to ensure that they are spending correctly and that their accounts and figures are accurate?
- Are there any other ethical, legal or fair practice standards that the BFC needs to meet in order to receive GLA funding, for example model welfare, fur-free status, environmental protection? If so, how are these standards audited to ensure they are adhered to?
- Does the BFC qualify for any tax exemptions or charitable status? Please explain which ones, and why.
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MGLA101219-8731 - FOI response