Dear Sir

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

I refer to your e-mail of 28 July 2010 requesting information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request can be summarised as “Article in Retford Times 10 June 2010 re Gamston Airport”

Whilst the Act confers a general right of access to information held by public authorities section 1 provides that “any person making a request for information to a public authority is entitled:

a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description specified in the request; and

b) if that is the case to have that information communicated to him”, subject to the effect of the exemptions in Part 11 of the Act.

This request is denied as the information is accessible by other means. Pursuant to the Council's duty to assist I can advise that reports and minutes can be viewed on the Council's website.

If you are dissatisfied with the Freedom of Information response set out in this letter you are able to utilise the Council's complaints procedure, and details of which are enclosed.

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint the Act confers a further right to complaint to the Information Commissioner at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk or by writing to Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF (telephone 06125 545745), email [email address], however the Information Commissioner will not usually consider a complaint if the complainant has not exhausted the Council's complaints procedure.

Yours sincerely

Mrs J Askew

Central Freedom of Information Officer

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