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

The request was partially successful.

From: L Barnett

3 January 2010

Dear Crawley 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: Carr, Kevin
Crawley Borough Council

4 January 2010

Dear Sir/Madam

Than you for your request which is receiving attention.

Kevin Carr
Legal and Democratic Services

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From: Carr, Kevin
Crawley Borough Council

5 January 2010

Dear Sir/Madam

Further to your request for information, I now set out below the Council's
response.

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) Crawley Live, bi-monthly, 33,400
(30,750 door-to-door and 2,650 bulk)

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 £48,771 for 2008/09.
Budget for 2009/10 is £51,470 net, £52,600 gross.

3. How much of that cost is offset by advertising £6,000
advertising for 2008/09

4. How much of that advertising, if any, comes from external
sources (ie not from your authority's budgets)? £3,600

5. Which other public sector partners pay to run advertising in
your newspaper, eg PCTs? West Sussex County Council, West Sussex
Primary Care Trust, Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, NHS Sussex, Crawley
Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

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
£20,000 staff cost. This is half of one Communications Officer salary
and a small part of three other officers.

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kevin Carr
Legal and Democratic Services

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