Date: 05/01/2010

Dear Mr Barnett

Re: Freedom of Information request number 1566

Thank you for your request dated 04/01/2010 for 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

Section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act requires that we process your application within 20 working days of the date we received your request, therefore we will respond to you by 02/02/2010. If we are unable to meet this deadline we will inform you of this and the reasons why.

If the information is already available to you through the Council's publication scheme we will advise you of this. We will advise you whether we hold the information you have requested and if you are able to access it. In some cases where exclusions apply we will not be able to provide you with the information you have requested. If we are unable to provide the information you request we will contact you and inform you of the reasons why. In some cases there may be a charge for the information you have requested. We will keep charges to a minimum and will inform you as soon as possible of any charges that apply.

If you are unhappy with the Council's response you can make a complaint via the Council's complaints procedures and this will be looked into. If you are not happy with this decision you may then appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Yours faithfully

Lee Henley

Freedom of Information Coordinator

Telephone (01375) 652500

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