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From: L Barnett[SMTP:[email address]]
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 7:36:18 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council newspaper
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Dear Purbeck District Council,

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to
receive the following information from your authority:

1. The name, frequency and distribution/circulation of your council
newspaper (by council newspaper I mean the most frequently
published newspaper or magazine intended for mass distribution
covering more than one topic)

2. How much it cost to produce and distribute said newspaper in the
last full financial year, and how much was budgeted from council
resources in the financial year 2009/2010

3. How much of that cost is offset by advertising

4. How much of that advertising, if any, comes from external
sources (ie not from your authority's budgets)?

5. Which other public sector partners pay to run advertising in
your newspaper, eg PCTs?

6. Whether recruitment advertising forms part of the advertising in
your newspaper?

7. A copy of an editorial policy guide, if one exists, which
governs the material which is placed in the newspaper, and how it
is decided

8. A copy of an advertising policy guide, if one exists, which
governs what sort of advertising is suitable.

9. The number of people employed to put your newspaper/newsletter
together, including total cost and staff organisation chart

Some parts of this request may be easier to answer than others, and
should this prove to be the case I would ask that you release
available data as soon as possible rather than hold up the entire
request.

I would prefer to receive this information electronically. If the
decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions in
Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.

If you need any clarification then please contact me at the email.
Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would
expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in
any way.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have
received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you in
the near future.

Yours faithfully,

L Barnett

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Website: www.purbeck.gov.uk

Further to your recent request for information, please find response
below:-

    

     1. The name, frequency and distribution/circulation of your
council

     newspaper (by council newspaper I mean the most frequently

     published newspaper or magazine intended for mass distribution

     covering more than one topic)

     

      Name:  About Purbeck

     Frequency:  3 times a year

     Circulation:  22,000 households in district of Purbeck

    

     2. How much it cost to produce and distribute said newspaper in
the

     last full financial year, and how much was budgeted from council

     resources in the financial year 2009/2010

      2008/2009               £23,395.78

      Budgeted for 2009/10 = £27,940

    

     3. How much of that cost is offset by advertising

      £2,450 in last financial year.

    

     4. How much of that advertising, if any, comes from external

     sources (ie not from your authority's budgets)?

      £2,150

         

     5. Which other public sector partners pay to run advertising in

     your newspaper, eg PCTs?

     Purbeck Housing Trust place a quarter page advert in each edition

 

  

     6. Whether recruitment advertising forms part of the advertising
in

     your newspaper?

     No

    

     7. A copy of an editorial policy guide, if one exists, which

     governs the material which is placed in the newspaper, and how it

     is decided

     None

    

     8. A copy of an advertising policy guide, if one exists, which

     governs what sort of advertising is suitable.

     None

    

     9. The number of people employed to put your newspaper/newsletter

     together, including total cost and staff organisation chart

      Two people work on the magazine - the Council's communications
officer and a graphic designer, this is on a "part time" basis in addition
to their other daily duties for the Council.  Other professional staff
from within the council prepare articles for inclusion in the magazine
(usually one article per team per edition).   Staff costs = £11,660.

The communications officer reports to the Chief Exec and manages the
graphic designer.

I hope this sufficiently answers your questions, however please don't
hesitate to contact us further if required.

"If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you may
ask for an internal review. Please contact Kat Winterbottom, Democratic
Services Officer, Central Services, Westport House, Worget Road, Wareham,
Dorset, BH20 4PP or email at [email address] if you wish
to request a review. If you are not content with the outcome of the
internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted
at:

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

Kat Winterbottom

Democratic Services Officer

Purbeck District Council, Central Services,

Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham BH20 4PP

Direct line: 01929 557216

Email:               katwinterbottom@purbeck-dc.gov.uk
Main fax: 01929 557360
Website: [1]www.purbeck.gov.uk

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states them to be the views of Purbeck District Council.

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Dorset, UK. BH20 4PP Tel:+44 (0)1929 556561, Fax:+44 (0)1929 552688
Website: www.purbeck.gov.uk

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