Dear Sir or Madam,

Please forward to me information which Rother District Council
(hereafter referred to as RDC) holds on the classification of
websites available via http servers on the world wide web.

I request

a) The number and URLs of websites classified by RDC as 'full'
(such as http://www.rother.gov.uk ) b) The number and URLs of
websites classified by RDC as 'amateurish' (such as
http://whatdotheyknow.com ) c) The number and URLs of websites
which fall into any other categories which RDC may use. d) How
these classifications are decided upon, and any training manual or
procedural documents issued to staff which directs them to use this
classification scheme.

Thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,

Ms Anne Thrope

Dear Ms Thrope
Before I can begin processing your request please supply your full postal address for my records as required by S.8(1)b of the Act.

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Dear Lynda Crawford,

Many thanks for your recent communication.

I do regret to inform you however, that you are incorrect in your
assertion.

An email address is sufficient for RDC to respond to my request.

Please do so at the earliest opportunity.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Anne Thrope

Dear Ms Thrope

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 2000

Thank you for your request received on 10 July 2008 requesting information about classification of websites. We are processing your request in conjunction with the Technology 0 Division and hope to be able to respond to you within 4 weeks.

If the requested information is supplied, it is probable that this request will be answered. With reference to the note at the foot of your email, however, would you please note that the response will be personal to yourself and that no consent to publish it, for instance on a web site, is given. Any application for consent to re-use information will be considered under the Re-use of Public Sector Inforamtion Regulations 2005, but if consent is given a charge may be made to you.

David Edwards
Interim Solicitor
01424 787840
www.rother.gov.uk

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Dear Ms Thrope

I refer to your request and write to advise you that we now have the necessary information, if you will supply an address for correspondence we will supply the information, but we would not consent to its being posted on a website.

for David Edwards
Interim Solicitor
01424 787840
www.rother.gov.uk

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Dear Lynda Crawford,

I note your communication of 23 July 2008.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Anne Thrope

Dear Ms Thrope
I refer to your request received on 10 July 2008 about classification of websites.

It has not been established that an e-mail address is an "address for correspondence" for the purposes of section 8 (1)(b). I am awaiting guidance from the Information Commissioner.

In the meanwhile, I am concerned that treating such requests as invalid is creating a false impression about this Council, and there is no point in withholding information that is easily supplied without placing significant burdens on the Council, so we will comply with this request on a voluntary, without prejudice, basis.

The Technology Department has advised that they do not currently undertake any classification of any websites whatsoever.

You may use our internal complaints procedure if you are dissatisfied. If you are still dissatisfied you may appeal to the Information Commissioner. Please contact Anne Bruin, Team Leader - Customer Services, if you wish to complain.

Yours sincerely
David Edwards
Interim Solicitor
01424 787840

ear Sir or Madam,

Please forward to me information which Rother District Council
(hereafter referred to as RDC) holds on the classification of
websites available via http servers on the world wide web.

I request

a) The number and URLs of websites classified by RDC as 'full'
(such as http://www.rother.gov.uk ) b) The number and URLs of
websites classified by RDC as 'amateurish' (such as
http://whatdotheyknow.com ) c) The number and URLs of websites
which fall into any other categories which RDC may use. d) How
these classifications are decided upon, and any training manual or
procedural documents issued to staff which directs them to use this
classification scheme.

Thank you for your time.

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