Dear Sir or Madam,

Please detail the total expenditure by Swindon Council on
translation of public information for each of the following years:
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 to date.

Also please include the total number of requests by Swindon Council
and members of public of translation of public information for each
of the following years: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 to date.

Please break down the information into language groups in
particular as below:

Spoken languages :- Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Gujarati, Bangla, Arabic,
Greek, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Swahili.

Native Languages :- Blind - Audio/Braille, Deaf - British Sign
Language, Welsh.

Yours faithfully,

Ian Steel

Dear Ian

Re: FOI284832 Freedom of Information Request

I acknowledge the receipt of your attached email that was received on 29 September 2008.

I attach the following information:

<<FOI trans request.doc>>

If you have any further questions concerning the attached information, you may wish to contact:

Nick Stephenson
Change Manager: Equality & Diversity
Swindon Borough Council
Euclid St, Swindon, SN1 2JH.

Tel: 01793 463221 (Typetalk friendly)

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request you should contact:

Customer Services
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
Website: www.[Swindon Council request email]

You may also apply direct to the Information commissioner's Office before contacting the Council. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision concerning your complaint unless you have exhausted the Council's own complaints procedure first.

The Information Officer can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

If you require any further information concerning this matter please contact me quoting the reference number at the top of the of the letter.

Yours sincerely,

Sharon Druett

Freedom of Information Officer
Swindon Borough Council
Euclid St, Swindon, SN1 2JH.

Tel: 01793 463377

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