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L Barnett made this Freedom of Information request to West Lancashire District Council

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From: L Barnett

4 January 2010

Dear West Lancashire 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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From: Leigh, Edwina

8 January 2010

Dear L. Barnett

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Please find detailed below the information you requested. However you
should note that the information may contain copyright material, the
copyright may belong to the council or a third party, and if you want to
re-use or copy the information e.g. commercially or to pass on to others,
in most cases you will need to apply for a copyright licence.

If you have any queries concerning the information provided, please do not
hesitate to contact me. If you are still unhappy with the response you
are entitled to pursue any dissatisfaction through the Council's
Complaints Procedure by writing to Kim Webber, Assistant Chief Executive.

Yours sincerely

Edwina Leigh

PR & Consultation Manager

West Lancashire Borough Council

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