County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone (01482) 887700

www.eastriding.gov.uk

Malcolm Sims Interim Director of Corporate Resources

Dear Mr Lister

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Request for Information

On 24 August 2010 East Riding of Yorkshire Council received your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The information you have requested, along with the Council's response, is set out below.

Details of Request and Response:

I can confirm that the Council holds the information and can allow access. The information is set out below. The Council does not currently make a charge for the information or for disbursements to cover such things as photocopying and postage.

The UK First-Tier Tribunal General Regulatory Chamber [Information Rights] in March 2010 dismissed East Riding of Yorkshire Council's appeal against the Information Commissioners decision of 27 July 2009.

ICO reference EA/2009/0069

I wish to request information under the FOIA:

(i) how much did the tribunal cost East Riding in:

(a) management costs (b) legal costs.

Please provide a financial breakdown for (i) (a) (b).

(a) We are not clear as to what is meant by management costs. If what is meant is the cost of officers involved in the case, the only cost involved was the time of the officers involved in the case. This is not separately recorded.

(b) The figure is £14,981.27. This was the amount paid out in barristers fees.

(ii) how much financial assistance was collected in contributions from:

(a) other Local Authorities

(b) a government body/bodies

(c) any other organisation including community interest companies.

Please provide a financial breakdown for (ii) (a) (b) (c).

There was no financial assistance collected in contributions from other Local Authorities, government bodies or any other organisation including community interest companies.

If you are dissatisfied with the above response or how your request has been handled you can ask for the Council to review this by contacting the Freedom of Information Coordinator on the above telephone number or by email on [email address] within six weeks of this letter which is 8 October 2010.

A senior manager will carry out the review within 10 working days of receipt of your request and provide a response within 20 working days. It will provide a fair and thorough review of the decisions taken and where necessary how your request has been handled.

If you are not content with the outcome of the review you can apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the Council's review procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House, Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Web: www.ico.gov.uk

Email: [email address]

Tel: 01625 545745 or 08456 30 60 60

In order to monitor customer satisfaction I would be grateful if you could spend a couple of minutes completing the attached Customer Satisfaction Survey. This will help us to make any necessary improvements in the processing of future requests for access to information within the Freedom of Information Act 2000 http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-survey/snapform/DemServices/freedomofinformationexternal.htm

Yours sincerely

Director of Corporate Resources

Nigel Pearson Solicitor Chief Executive