Please ask for: 
Sarah Smith 
Headquarters
Direct Line: 
01204 498401 
Ladybridge Hall
Chorley New Road
 
Heaton
Our Ref: 
SS/CP/PLT 
Bolton
Your Ref: 
 
BL1 5DD
 
Tel: 01204 498400
 
Fax: 01204 498423
4  December 2008 
www.nwas.nhs.uk
 
 
Mr D Johnson 
 
By e-mail 
 
Dear Mr Johnson 
YOUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF 
INFORMATION ACT 2000 – FEES NOTICE 
 
I am writing regarding your request for information which was received on 30 
November 2008. You requested information relating to community first responders. 
 
I can confirm that the Trust holds information falling within the description specified in 
your request although it does not hold historical data from the date when schemes 
were founded; this is only held for approximately 3 years. However it ism estimated 
that the cost of complying with your request would exceed the appropriate limit of 
£450. This limit has been specified in regulations for public bodies other than central 
government. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 2.5 working 
days in determining whether the Trust holds the information and locating, retrieving 
and extracting the information. Under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 
the Trust is not obliged to comply  
 
It may be that if you were to make a new request for a more narrow category of 
information, it may be that the Trust could comply with that request within the 
appropriate limit although I cannot guarantee that this will be the case. It may help if I 
outline a possible way of narrowing your request. The Trust could provide information 
on operational areas and the number of volunteers. 
 
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.  
 
If you are unhappy with the service that you have received in relation to your request 
and wish to make a complaint or to request a review of this decision, you should write 
to Mr John Burnside who is the Chief Executive of the Trust and he is based at Trust 
Headquarters. 
 
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to 
the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally the Commissioner cannot 

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make a decision unless you have exhausted the above process. The Commissioner 
can be contacted at- 
 
Information Commissioner’s Office 
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
SK9 5AF 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
 
SARAH SMITH  
Assistant Director - Corporate Communications 
 
 
 
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