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L Barnett made this Freedom of Information request to Eastleigh Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: L Barnett

3 January 2010

Dear Eastleigh 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: Bascombe, Roxanne
Eastleigh Borough Council

5 January 2010

Dear L Barnett,

Re: Request for Information

Thank you for your request which we received on the 4^th January 2010.

We are currently treating your request as a request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As required by law, the Council will respond to you as soon as possible
and no later than twenty working days after the receipt of your request.

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Roxanne Bascombe

ROXANNE BASCOMBE
Freedom of Information Officer
Eastleigh Borough Council
Civic Offices
Leigh Road
Eastleigh
SO50 9YN
02380 68(8285)

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From: Bascombe, Roxanne
Eastleigh Borough Council

10 February 2010

Dear L Barnett

Re: Request for Information

Thank you for your request which we received on the 4^th January 2010 and
apologies for the late response.

I can confirm that Eastleigh Borough Council does hold the information
requested.

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).

Borough News,

6 times per year,

48000.

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

£30,000

    

3. How much of that cost is offset by advertising.

£5,000

    

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

All of it.

    

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

None.

    

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

N/A.

    

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

N/A.

    

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

Equivalent to 18.5 hours per week. Total cost approximately £15k. We do
not have a staff organisation chart of employees involved in the
newspaper/newsletter.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further enquiries
regarding your request.

If you wish to make a formal complaint with regards to your information
request please contact:

Mr Richard Ward

Head of Legal and Democratic Services

Civic Offices

Leigh Road

Hampshire

SO50 9YN

Fax: 023 80 62977

Email: [1][email address]

If you are unhappy with the way in which your complaint is dealt with then
you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The contact
details for the Information Commissioner are:

The Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Roxanne Bascombe

ROXANNE BASCOMBE
Freedom of Information Officer
Eastleigh Borough Council
Civic Offices
Leigh Road
Eastleigh
SO50 9YN
02380 68(8285)

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