Communications, marketing, advertising, promotions and public relations

Dear Peter
Thank you for your request for information relating to staff information.
Your request was received on the 26th January 2010 and we are dealing with
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Kerri McFadden
Audit & Assurance Administrator
Audit & Assurance
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Blackburn
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Dear Mr Kemp,

I am writing to confirm that the Council has now completed its search for
the information which you requested on 26 January 2010. the information
you asked for is as follows:

1) How many staff work in communications, marketing, advertising,
promotions and public relations in your authority. For the avoidance of
doubt this should include staff in a central department and directorates,
plus any retained freelance workers.

Answer: 15. I have attached the communications structure for your
information. We do not have dedicated communications officers in
departments.

2) The structure of communications, marketing, advertising, promotions
and public relation (ie structure chart/organogram with job roles).

Answer: See the attached structure.

3) The job title of the most senior staff member employed in
communications, marketing, advertising, promotions and public relations.

Answer: Director of policy and communications.

4) The age of the most senior staff member employed in communications,
marketing and public relations.

Answer: 34.

5) The average age of staff members employed in communications, marketing,
advertising, promotions and public relation.

Answer: 35.6 years.

6) The proportion of staff members employed in communications, marketing,
advertising, promotions and public relation holding

a) journalistic qualifications

Answer: Nine members of the team.

b) public relations qualifications

Answer: Two members of the team.

c) marketing qualifications

Answer: Two members of the team.

The information supplied to you is protected by the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including
any noncommercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news
reporting. Any other reuse, for example commercial publication, would
require the permission of the council.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to Susan Smith at the address at the bottom of this
message. If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally,
the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the council. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF.

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services'.

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reference 9954.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Hughes
Audit & Assurance Officer (Information Governance)
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
F Floor
Town Hall
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 7DY

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Telephone: 01254 585 852

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