Dear Mr Clarke

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I refer to your e-mail of 19^th January 2009 requesting the number of applications made each month and the number of successful application by month between January and December 2008. We are dealing with this request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Act gives a period of 20 working days for response by the public authority holding the information. This period may be extended where a `public interest test' determination needs to be sought. We will contact you again if it is necessary for a time extension to be made.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact us, quoting reference F0001631.

Yours sincerely

VOSA Information Access

From: Information Access

[email address]

Information Access Team Berkeley House

Croydon Street

Bristol

BS5 0DA

Tel: 0117 954 3200

Fax: 0117 954 2546

Our Ref: F0001631

Date: 20^th January 2009

Phil Clarke

[FOI #6340 email]

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