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L Barnett

Email: [FOI #25762 email]

Our Ref : JDJ/FOI/002/10

Your Ref :

Date : 19 January 2010

Ask For : Joan Jones

Ext : 1601

Direct Dial : 01773 841601
Email : [email address]

Dear L Barnett

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

Thank you for your email received 4 January 2001 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 has been considered and I am unable to give you the following information:

  1. Amber Valley Matters - twice a year to all residents of the Borough

  2. 2008/09 - £17,541 2009/10 - £23,000

  3. None

  4. None

  5. None - but partners have made contributions to costs for features

  6. No

  7. The Council follows the national code of recommended practice on local authority publicity.

  8. N/A

  9. Part of the role of Communications Manager (SO2) and the Graphic Design & Web Assistant post (Scale 3). Estimated hours per edition are 35 hours for the Communications Manager and 30 hours per edition for the Graphic Design & Web Assistant post totalling £792.08

  10. The staff organisation chart is attached.

To help us to improve the quality of our responses to future Freedom of Information requests, any feedback you may have on this response would be appreciated. A copy of the Council's Customer Comments leaflet is attached to assist you. If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your enquiry and the information you have received, please follow the Council's Complaints Procedure. You may put your complaint in writing by completing the attached "Helping you to let us know what you think" leaflet.


If you are still not happy with the outcome, you have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliff House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: [email address]

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

Encs:

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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