Nat, as promised on page 13 this is the FOI clarification over the promise to clear the arrears by 31.12.2013:


In the response to FOI 509 you stated:
"RLFC have promised to clear the arrears by 31st December 2013".
Please can I have some clarification about this statement.

• Did Halifax RLFC promise that the whole of the arrears outstanding would be paid by the 31st December 2013 (£57,191)?
Yes.
• Did Halifax RLFC dispute the amount of the arrears?
No, not at that time.
• Did Halifax RLFC promise to pay off a lesser amount due to a dispute of the amount of arrears owed? If so, what was the lesser amount and where did the disputed amount arise from?
No.
• Was the promise to pay the arrears (in full or part)dependent on CMBC or a third party performing a task, completing some work or any other caveat mentioned by the rugby club (e.g. the arrears, in whole or part, would be paid if a scoreboard was built, drains were fixed by a certain date etc.).
No.
• If the answer to the previous question was yes, did CMBC agree that this sum, in whole or part, wouldn't be due on 31.12.2013 with the rest of the arrears?
N/A.
• Do you consider the whole of the rental debt to be payable by the club or have you reduced the amount you consider they owe?
We consider the whole of the debt to be due.
• Was the promise to pay the arrears made in writing or verbally to CMBC? If in writing would you be able to provide me with a copy.
In writing and verbally. However, as a dispute has now arisen it would be inappropriate to disclose this information at this time. Please see Section 17 Notice attached.
• Please can I have copies of any correspondence between yourselves and the rugby club (other than the final notices already provided) discussing the amount of arrears and any dispute over the amount of them or the club arguing that it should not all be collectable due to failure on CMBC's or a third party's part to fulfil parts of the tenancy agreement.
Confidential because of dispute. Please see Section 17 Notice attached.
• Did the rugby club contact you between the date your response to FOI 509 was sent (19.11.2013) and the date the rent was due to say they would not be sticking, either in full or in part, to the arrangement.
No.
• Have the rugby club been in touch since 31.12.2013 to make another agreement or to dispute the continued accrual of rent arrears?
Yes.
• If meetings have been held with the club to discuss the arrears please can I have the dates of them, a list of attendees and copies of minutes where available.
No meetings have been held.
• Please can you give me an up-to-date balance of the rugby clubs arrears, including amounts and dates of any payments made since 31.12.2013.
Arrears currently £14,351, following payment of £50,000 on 24 February 2014 and a further £10,000 on 5 March 2014.

They don't play every home fixture at the Shay.

<10 then!! I just looked at the games played so far, and the next one, and they were all at the Shay!

FC Halifax Town do have a small shop in the portacabin, not a full blown shop as such but still extra floorspace which is part of the equation when you pay rent.

Surely the fairest, most transparent way to calculate the rent would be by breaking it down to a charge for shop/office space and an equal, per match charge for stadium use for each club??

www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/op ... ok.twitter Does anyone know if anything has changed in the Councils thinking since October when this was published. It's a genuine question concerning if the sale of the Shay is still on the agenda anytime soon. Please do not reopen the Reactiv TA debate that has been flogged to death.

www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/op ... ok.twitter Does anyone know if anything has changed in the Councils thinking since October when this was published. It's a genuine question concerning if the sale of the Shay is still on the agenda anytime soon. Please do not reopen the Reactiv TA debate that has been flogged to death.