Dear L Barnett

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

Thank you for your email received 4 January 2010 requesting the following information:

“1. The name, frequency and distribution/circulation of your council newspaper (by council newspaper I mean the most frequently published newspaper or magazine intended for mass distribution covering more than one topic).

2. How much it cost to produce and distribute said newspaper in the last full financial year, and how much was budgeted from council resources in the financial year 2009/2010.

3. How much of that cost is offset by advertising.

4. How much of that advertising, if any, comes from external sources (ie not from your authority's budgets)?

5. Which other public sector partners pay to run advertising in your newspaper, eg PCTs?

6. Whether recruitment advertising forms part of the advertising in your newspaper?

7. A copy of an editorial policy guide, if one exists, which governs the material which is placed in the newspaper, and how it is decided.

8. A copy of an advertising policy guide, if one exists, which governs what sort of advertising is suitable.

9. The number of people employed to put your newspaper/newsletter together, including total cost and staff organisation chart.”

Your request is being considered and will be processed as soon as possible and certainly within the statutory timescale of 20 working-days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 unless the information requested is subject to an exemption or contains a reference to a third party.

The Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your rights of appeal.

If the information you requested contains a reference to a third party, then they may need to be consulted before a decision is taken on whether the information can be released to you. You will be informed if this is the case.

There may be a fee payable for the information you have requested. This will be considered and you will be informed accordingly. In the event of a fee having to be paid, the 20 working-day time limit for your response will be suspended until receipt of the payment.

If you have any further queries, please contact me either in writing at the above address or by telephone on 01773 841601 and quote your ID No 002/10.

Yours sincerely

Joan Jones
Civic Links and FOI Officer

P M Carney, Solicitor
Chief Executive

PO Box 15 Town Hall Ripley
Derbyshire DE5 3XE
Tel: 01773 570222 Fax: 01773 841616
Minicom: 01773 841490
E-Mail: [email address]
Web: www.ambervalley.gov.uk

Caring and Working for Amber Valley

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