Document 13: Land and Property Services (LPS) e-mail response to Commissioner 25 March 2021
Annex B13
From: Snowden, Ian [information redacted]
Sent: 25 March 202117:43
To: McCullough , Melissa Dr [information redacted]
Cc: [information redacted]
Subject: RE: Confidential: Information request
Good afternoon Melissa
The cheque wasreceived by Account NI rather than by LPS d irect ly. We have contacted Account NI to confirm the date that the cheque wasreceived. They have confirmed that it was received by them on the 26th of October and processed on the 27.
I am not in a position to offer any insights int o why the cheque is dated 15 October but the contact came on the 26th.
Ian
From: McCullough, Melissa Dr [information redacted]
Sent: 25 March 202113:30
To: Snowden, Ian [information redacted]
Cc: [information redacted]
Subject: RE: Confidential: Information request
Hello Ian
I was hoping you might be able to clarify something.
I am slightly confused as to why the cheque is dated the 15/10 yet you were contacted on 26/10 asking you how a grant could be repaid.
The repayment cheque is dated 15/10/ 20. The date shown as cleared in the LPS is 26/10/ 20. Are you able to say when the cheque was received by LPS? I am trying to establish if the space between the 15th and 26th was either a cheque clearing time or otherwise.
Appreciate your help.
Many thanks
Melissa
From: Snowden, Ian [information redacted]
Sent: 26 March 202110:32
To: McCullough , Melissa Dr [information redacted]
Cc: [information redacted]
Subject: RE: Confidential: Information request
Melissa
A little bit of additional information that may be useful to you. We have traced that the cheque was paid into the Cloughfern Branch of the bank in Newtownabbey on the 26th and receipted by Account NI on that date and the funds were cleared by the bank on the 27th.
Ian
