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L Barnett made this Freedom of Information request to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

The request was partially successful.

From: L Barnett

3 January 2010

Dear Knowsley Borough 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: Freedom of Information DCR
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

4 January 2010

Dear L Barnett,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information, a
copy of which is appended below.

It's been allocated reference F10/01/002, is being forwarded to the
relevant Directorate, and you will receive a response within 20 working
days.

Yours sincerely,

Information Officer
T: 0151 443 3836
E: [Knowsley Borough Council request email]

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From: Freedom of Information DCR
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

1 February 2010

Dear Mr Barnett,

I am writing in reply to your request for information in relation to the "Council Newspaper".

I can advise that the response is set out below and for ease of reference the original questions have been retained.

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)

1, Knowsley News - quarterly - 65,000

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

2, £80,000 - budget was £80,000

3. How much of that cost is offset by advertising

3, nil

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

4, nil

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

5, nil

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

6, nil

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.

7, n/a

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

8, n/a

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

9, number varies on each issue.

Please contact me if you should have any questions in relation to this response.

Yours sincerely,

Information Officer
T: 0151 443 3836
E: [Knowsley Borough Council request email]

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