Invoices for office costs submitted by Chris Grayling MP

Request

Under an above request could I please ask for a copy of the receipt/invoice on claim number 491993


Response

IPSA holds the information that you request.

Under the MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses (‘the Scheme’), all claims for reimbursement under the Scheme must be supported by evidence. You can view a copy of the Scheme on our website via this link. As such, we hold all supporting documentation provided in support of claims made by MPs. The following information has already been published on our publication website relating to this claim.

DateCategoryExpense TypeNotesStatusReimbursed
07/03/2016Office Costs ExpenditureProfessional ServicesTemporary office and research supportAllowed1800.00
21/01/2016Office Costs ExpenditureNewspapers/JournalsSubscriptionAllowed9.99
14/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureConst Office Tel. Usage/RentalPhone billAllowed45.74
14/01/2016Office Costs ExpenditureConst Office Tel. Usage/RentalPhone billAllowed33.77
18/01/2016Office Costs ExpenditureConst Office Tel. Usage/RentalPhone billAllowed30.00
18/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureConst Office Tel. Usage/RentalPhone billAllowed30.00
05/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureVenue Hire Surgery/Meetingsurgery room hireAllowed29.40
10/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureConst Office Tel. Usage/RentalPhone billAllowed325.30
21/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureNewspapers/JournalsSubscriptionAllowed29.00
16/12/2015Office Costs ExpenditureNewspapers/JournalsSubscriptionAllowed26.00
16/01/2016Office Costs ExpenditureNewspapers/JournalsSubscriptionAllowed26.00
16/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureNewspapers/JournalsSubscriptionAllowed26.00
03/03/2016Office Costs ExpenditureInternet Usage/RentalWeb hostingAllowed132.00
12/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureInternet Usage/RentalEmail creditsAllowed175.57
12/03/2016Office Costs ExpenditureStationery PurchaseStationeryAllowed13.14
04/03/2016Office Costs ExpenditureConst Office Tel. Usage/RentalPhone billAllowed73.12
04/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureConst Office Tel. Usage/RentalPhone billAllowed111.36
29/02/2016Office Costs ExpenditureInternet Usage/RentalMobile internetAllowed56.00
29/01/2016Office Costs ExpenditureInternet Usage/RentalMobile internetAllowed56.00
21/01/2016Office Costs ExpenditureNewspapers/JournalssubscriptionAllowed29.00

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Exemptions applied

Section 31 – law enforcement

We have withheld the account number, invoice number and other information relating to the financial transaction contained within the invoice under Section 31(1)(a) (Law enforcement) of the FOI Act. This section of the Act states that information is exempt if its disclosure under the FOI Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice the prevention (or detection) or crime. After considering the nature of the withheld information it is our opinion that were a disclosure to be made into the public domain it is probable that this information could be traced back to sensitive personal or commercial information which could be used for criminal activity. Although we recognise the public interest in transparency surrounding the publishing of information relating to MPs’ expenses, there is also a strong public interest in ensuring that we are able to protect our service users from the threat of being subjected to criminal activity. In our opinion the public interest in protecting the security of MPs and their property outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Section 40 – personal information

Some information relating to third-parties, such as personal phone numbers and addresses, is ‘personal data’, as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). As such, we have withheld such information in accordance with section 40 of the FOIA. For reference, section 40(2) provides that personal information about third parties is exempt information if disclosure would breach the fair processing principle (Principle 1) of the DPA, where it would be unfair to those persons or is confidential. You can find out more information about personal data and FOI via guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on their website: http://ico.org.uk.

Ref:
CAS-54600
Disclosure:
9 August 2016
Categories:
MPs' OFFICE COSTSCOPIES OF RECEIPTS/INVOICES
Exemptions Applied:
Section 31