Date: 28/01/2010

Dear Mr Kemp

Re: Freedom of Information request number 1601

Thank you for your request dated 28/01/2010 for the following information:

1) How many staff work in communications, marketing, advertising, promotions and public relations in your authority. For the avoidance of doubt this should include staff in a central department and directorates, plus any retained freelance workers.

2) The structure of communications, marketing, advertising, promotions and public relation (ie structure chart/organogram with job roles)

3) The job title of the most senior staff member employed in communications, marketing, advertising, promotions and public relation.

4) The age of the most senior staff member employed in communications, marketing and public relations.

5) The average age of staff members employed in communications, marketing, advertising, promotions and public relation.

6) The proportion of staff members employed in communications, marketing, advertising, promotions and public relation holding a) journalistic qualifications b) public relations qualifications c) marketing qualifications

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 25/02/2010. 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

Louise Wright

Louise Wright

Freedom of Information Coordinator

Telephone (01375) 366217

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