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L Barnett made this Freedom of Information request to Gloucestershire County Council

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From: L Barnett

3 January 2010

Dear Gloucestershire County 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: MORRIS, Sue
Gloucestershire County Council

4 January 2010

Dear Sir/Madam

Request for Information (Reference 09/FOI/1883)

Thank you for your request for information for distribution of council
newspaper, received on 4 January 2010.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to the principles of the
Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) and will wherever possible provide all
the information requested unless constrained by another statute or by an
exemption within the FoIA. Please note that some information you have
requested may not be provided to you; this will only be information that
can be withheld by law. In most cases the reasons will be explained to you
along with your copy of any information that can be released to you.

Your request is being considered and you will receive a response as soon
as possible and within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, as
defined by the FoIA; that date is 1 February 2010.

We may need to contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is
to ensure that we provide you with the information you require.

If the information you have requested is held by another public authority
we will transfer the request to them. If you have any objections to this
approach please contact us as soon as possible so we know not to transfer
the request and we will provide you with the relevant contact details
instead.

Yours sincerely

Sue Morris

Information Management Service Administrator

Information Management Service

Gloucestershire County Council

Community & Adult Care Directorate

Shire Hall

Gloucester

GL1 2TG

Tel: 01452 426837

Email: [1][email address]

Go to [2]www.gloucestershire.gov.uk to find information on any County
Council service. It couldn't be easier to find information instantly and
in some cases apply for services on line.

For Freedom of Information (FOI) requests please email
[3][Gloucestershire County Council request email]

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From: PENNEY, David
Gloucestershire County Council

22 January 2010

Thank you for your enquiry. Gloucestershire County Council does not have a council newspaper.

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From: Freedom of Information questions/information requests
Gloucestershire County Council

25 January 2010

Dear Sirs,

Thank you for your enquiry. Gloucestershire County Council does not have a council newspaper.

If you feel that we have failed to comply with the FoIA in relation to this request, you may make a complaint or request an internal review by writing back within 40 working days of the date of receipt of this email, and sending us any supporting evidence which you think supports your complaint. A copy of our complaints procedure can be found on our website at http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.....

Regards

Information Manager
Information Management Service
Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TG

Tele 01452 425071
Fax 01452 425772

e-mail [email address]

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