Receipt for mobile phone claim by Simon Danczuk MP

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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.

Office Costs Expenditure (OCE) is provided to meet the costs of renting, equipping and running an MP’s office or offices and surgeries. This includes the costs of an MP’s telephone usage which were incurred in the exercise of the MP’s parliamentary functions.

The following information has already been published on our publication website relating to claim 432156 submitted by Simon Danczuk MP.

Please click here to download the documentation submitted by Mr Danczuk for the claim specified in your request.

A small amount information, such as the phone number and account number of the MP, 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.