From
Amy Phillips, Departmental Information Guardian
County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD.
Tel
(01983) 823693
Fax
(01983) 823123
Email
[email address] DX
56361 Newport (Isle of Wight)
Web
www.iwight.com
16 August 2010
Dear Mr. Lloyd
Re:
Information Request CRM Ref. iw10-7-52114
Thank you for your information request dated 29 July 2010 as detailed below.
“As you are aware ventnorblog.com recently requested a spreadsheet outlining the councils spent
on advertising with local media on the
Island.
As a matter of public interest and to put an end to Ventnor Blogs tactics to try and make the council
look bad please can you also provide me with a copy?”
To help you understand what spreadsheet we are speaking about please see:
http://ventnorblog.com/2010/06/04/how-much-do-you-think-iw-council-spend-on-advertising-vb-
knows/
I would much rather request the original spreadsheet given to Ventnor Blog as this will save the
councils money but if you are unable to do that please provide me with the following
1) How much was spent in 2006 / 2007 on advertising with media groups and newspapers on the
island. This could include planning applications, jobs, notices and campaigns.
Please break down details to:
* Name of Media or newspaper
* Amount spent on advertising
2) How much was spent in 2007 / 2008 on advertising with media groups and newspapers on the
island. This could include planning applications, jobs, notices and campaigns.
Please break down details to:
* Name of Media or newspaper
* Amount spent on advertising
3) How much was spent in 2008 / 2009 on advertising with media groups and newspapers on the
island. This could include planning applications, jobs, notices and campaigns.
Please break down details to:
* Name of Media or newspaper
2
Cont …
* Amount spent on advertising
4) How much was spent in 2009 / 2010 on advertising with media groups and newspapers on the
island. This could include planning applications, jobs, notices and campaigns.
Please break down details to:
* Name of Media or newspaper
* Amount spent on advertising
5) How much did the council spend with County Press in 2005 - 2006 at it appears it was missed out
of ventnor blogs chart.
Please find attached a copy of our response and spreadsheet sent to Ventnor Blog in relation to reference
iw10-3-12454.
Several supporting statements have been prepared following interest in this story. I include these also for
your information. We would like to stress we expect the budget for media spend to reduce sharply in the
current year for the reasons outlined in the supporting information.
Please contact me again if you require any further assistance on this matter and I will do my best to provide
relevant help and advice.
Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests will be
subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will be owned by the Isle of Wight Council. The
copyright in other information may be owned by another person or organisation, as indicated on the
information itself.
You are free to use any information supplied for your own non-commercial, research, or private study
purposes. The information may also be used for any other purpose allowed by a limitation, or exception, in
copyright law, such as news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example by publishing the
information in analogue or digital form, including on the internet, will require the permission of the copyright
owner.
For information where the copyright is owned by the Council, details of the conditions on re-use can be
found on our website at www.iwight.com/foi.
For information where the copyright is owned by another person or organisation you must apply to the
copyright owner to obtain their permission.
If you have any complaints in respect of your information request, please write to the Corporate Information
Unit at the above address, or complete the on-line appeals form that can be found at
www.iwight.com/information. If your complaint is not resolved to your complete satisfaction, you have the
ultimate right, once you have exhausted the internal appeals process, to appeal to the Information
Commissioner
Yours sincerely
Amy Phillips
Departmental Information Guardian
