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AND RELATES TO BROMSGROVE DISTRICT COUNCIL ONLY please contact me on my
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or Carmen Young on 01527 64252 ext.3335 e mail
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Thank you for your request for information below which was received
today and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

There are a number of exemptions from the right to know contained within
the Freedom of Information Act. This may prevent the release of some,
or all, of the information you have requested. If this is the case you
will be notified, and your rights of appeal explained.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case you
will be notified. A fees notice will be issued to you and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact
[Redditch Borough Council request email].

Pat Bellamy
Policy & Data Protection Officer, Deputy Chief Executive's Directorate,
Redditch Borough Council, Town Hall, Walter Stranz Square, Redditch,
Worcestershire, B98 8AH
Tel: (01527) 64252 ext 3193 Email: [email address]
Website: www.redditchbc.gov.uk

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Dear L Barnett,

The information you requested in your email of the 3rd January 2010 is given below.

1. The Council's magazine is Redditch Matters. The magazine was produced three times a year in 2009 (spring, summer and autumn/winter). In 2010 four editions are planned (spring, summer, autumn and winter). The print run is 37,000 and copies are distributed to households and businesses by a combination of the Royal Mail and by insertion in the Redditch Advertiser (a free newspaper sent to all households).

2. In 2008/2009 there was no magazine as it was re-introduced in spring 2009. The budget for 2009/10 is £18,000. It has cost £10,995 for three editions in 2009/10 (after taking into account advertising income).

3. If you exclude advertising, the cost of these three editions is £19,158.

4. About 75% of that advertising comes from external sources.

5. Public sector advertisers are the PCT and the Food Waste campaign at County Council level

6. Recruitment advertising does not form part of the advertising in Redditch Matters.

7. There is no policy guide but we do have an Editorial Panel that meets quarterly, comprising four councillors (two Conservative as ruling party, one Labour and one Liberal Democrat)

8. There is no policy as such but our general ruling is no advertising that would harm the Council's reputation and nothing illegal, of course, such as tobacco advertising.

9. No one is employed directly just to produce the magazine. Four members of staff are involved in writing, editing, designing and producing the magazine as one part of their jobs. The Communications and Marketing Manager (Adrian Marklew) edits the magazine and two Media and Communications Officers and a Senior Design and Print Officer reporting to him contribute to producing the magazine internally.

If you have any queries about the above or require any further information please contact [Redditch Borough Council request email].

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 follow the Council's complaints procedure, details of which are enclosed for your information.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the Council's complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Pat Bellamy
Policy & Data Protection Officer, Deputy Chief Executive's Directorate,
Redditch Borough Council, Town Hall, Walter Stranz Square, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8AH
Tel: (01527) 64252 ext 3193 Email: [email address] Website: www.redditchbc.gov.uk

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