Dear Sir or Madam,

Please could you advise me the total price Liverpool City Council
are paying Royal Mail for use of the Postcode Address File per
year.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Townsend

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Dear Mr Townsend,

Thank you for your recent e-mail.

We have forwarded your request to the relevant department, and they will
answer your query as soon as possible.

Please contact us if you have any further queries we may assist with.

Yours sincerely

Liverpool Direct

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Dear Mr Townsend

FOI REQUEST NO: 30194

Many thanks for your recent communication requesting information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, dated 16.06.08.

Once your request has been actioned either myself or a colleague will
respond to you.

I should be grateful if you would quote the above FOI Request No in all
future communications.

Yours sincerely

Wendy Twigge
Information Manager

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Dear Mr Townsend

FOI: 30194 Postcode Address File

I refer to your request for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, dated 16 June 2008.

You specifically requested:

Please could you advise me the total price Liverpool City Council are paying Royal Mail for use of the Postcode Address File per year

I can advise you that Liverpool City Council's payment to Royal Mail for use of Postal Address File (PAF), amounts to the sum of £0.

Liverpool City Council do however pay a 'PAF End User' licence fee as part of its Mapping Services Agreement (MSA) fee, this fee is paid to Ordnance Survey who in turn pay Royal Mail. Liverpool City Council has the right to use any 'L' postcode data contained within the Ordnance Survey Address Point product.

As we are unable to comply with this request and provide the information which you have requested whether we do not hold it or as a result of exemptions being applied, we are required to serve you with a Section 17 Notice. Please treat this email as such a notice.

Section 17 Notice

The City Council will consider appeals, referrals or complaints in respect of your Freedom of Information Act 2000 request under the first stage of the Have Your Say Scheme. You can either complete a form on-line at our website - http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/feedback_for... or you can complete a form at any One Stop Shop or Library. Alternatively, you can write to us at Liverpool Direct, Freepost, NWW 3400A, Liverpool L1 3ZZ. Your complaint/appeal/referral will be investigated by a different senior officer within ten working days.

If you remain dissatisfied you may also apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision about whether the request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Information Commissioner's website is: www.ico.gov.uk <http://www.ico.gov.uk/> and the postal address and telephone numbers are:-

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. Fax number 01625 524 510, DX 20819, Telephone 01625 545745. Email - [email address] <mailto:[email address]> (they advise that their email is not secure).

Yours sincerely

Miss W Twigge

Information Manager

Jenny Beattie - OBO Wendy Twigge
Customer Feedback Team
Room 1, Chief Executive Office
Municipal Buildings
Dale Street
Liverpool
L2 2DH
Tel: 0151 225 3603
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Dear Jenny Beattie,

Thank you very much for your prompt response, this is very helpful.
Please can you advise me the Mapping Services Agreement (MSA) fee
that Liverpool City Council pays per year? Or would this have to be
made as a seperate request?

Yours sincerely, Matt Townsend

Thank you for your e-mail.

This e-mail confirms we have received your enquiry.

We will endeavour to respond to this enquiry within 24 hours, but please
note that during

busy periods it may take up to 3 working days to reply to you.

In the mean time, you will be able to find the answers to commonly asked
questions on our
website: www.liverpool.gov.uk .

Please do not respond to this e-mail as it has been generated
automatically.

Liverpool Direct
Winner - 'Best in Public Sector', Call Centre

Association Excellence Awards 2004 Liverpool,

European Capital of Culture 2008

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Dear Mr. Townsend

Thank you for your recent e-mail.

We have forwarded your request to the relevant department, and they will
answer your query as soon as possible.

Please contact us if you have any further queries we may assist with.

Yours sincerely

Liverpool Direct

[Liverpool City Council request email]

www.liverpool.gov.uk

Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008

Would you prefer to receive your council tax bill via e-mail? Go to
www.liverpool.gov.uk and complete the easy online registration form.

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Dear Mr Townsend

FOI REQUEST - 30268

Postcode Address File

Thank you for your recent email requesting further information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, which was received in my office today.

Once your request has been actioned either myself or a colleague will
respond to you.

I should be grateful if you would quote the above FOI Request No in all
future communications.

Yours sincerely

Wendy Twigge
Information Manager

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FAO: Matt Townsend

Dear Mr Townsend

FOI: 30268

Thank you for your email, requesting further for information made under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000, dated 17 June 2008.

You specifically requested:

Please can you advise me the Mapping Services Agreement (MSA) fee that
Liverpool City Council pays per year?

The Mapping Service Agreement is a commercial and confidential contract
between Liverpool City Council and Ordnance Survey, therefore this
information is commercially sensitive and exempt from disclosure by
virtue of Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The
disclosure of this information is likely to prejudice the commercial
interests of any person. (A person may be an individual, a company, the
public authority itself or any other legal entity). This exemption is a
qualified exemption and as such requires the consideration of the Public
Interest Test. Having considered this, it is believed that the public
interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in
disclosure, as it would be likely to prejudice the commercial interest
and effect the ability to engage in any ongoing or future negotiations
damaging both reputation and business confidence.

The disclosure of this information is also exempt by virtue of section
41 as the disclosure would be an actionable breach of confidence. This
is an explicit condition contained within the agreement as a contractual
obligation prohibiting the disclosure of the agreement or its content as
they are confidential. Further more, obligations where placed on and
agreed with that the information would be kept confidential, would not
be directly or indirectly use, redistribution or disclose, allow to be
used, communicated its contents and/or any part thereof to any
unauthorised parties without written consent of Local Government
Information House.

As we are unable to provide you with the information you seek, either
as a result of an exemption being applied or because we do not hold the
information, we are required to serve you with a Section 17 Notice.
Please treat this letter as such a notice.

Section 17

The City Council will consider appeals, referrals or complaints in
respect of your Freedom of Information Act 2000 request under the first
stage of the Have Your Say Scheme. You can either complete a form
on-line at our website -
http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/feedback_for... or you can complete
a form at any One Stop Shop or Library. Alternatively, you can write to
us at Liverpool Direct, Freepost, NWW 3400A, Liverpool L1 3ZZ. Your
complaint/appeal/referral will be investigated by a different senior
officer within ten working days.

If you remain dissatisfied you may also apply to the Information
Commissioner for a decision about whether the request for information
has been dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

The Information Commissioner's website is www.ico.gov.uk and the postal
address and telephone numbers are:-

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF. Fax number 01625 524 510, DX 20819, Telephone 01625
545745. Email - [email address] (they advise that their email is
not secure).

Yours sincerely

Miss W Twigge

Information Manager

Jenny Beattie
Customer Feedback Team
Room 1, Chief Executive Office
Municipal Buildings
Dale Street
Liverpool
L2 2DH
Tel: 0151 225 3603
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Dear Beattie, Jenny,

Thank you for your response. Since I made this initial request I
have located a website showing that most other councils provide
this information:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/...

I therefore wish to request this information using the sample
letter which other councils appear to have responded to:

I request under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000 the following
and would be grateful for any response.

a) The sum in total, if any, spent on maps, map procurement,
processing and distribution on-line and in paper form during either
financial or calendar year 2006;

b) the proportion or absolute amount, if any, of the sum (a) spent
on licenses or other fees to Ordnance Survey;

c) the proportion or absolute amount, if any, of the sum (a) which
was paid for by council tax;

d) the proportion or absolute amount, if any, of the sum (c) broken
down in to council tax house bands on a per-household basis.

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Thank you for your e-mail.

This e-mail confirms we have received your enquiry.

We will endeavour to respond to this enquiry within 24 hours, but please
note that during

busy periods it may take up to 3 working days to reply to you.

In the mean time, you will be able to find the answers to commonly asked
questions on our
website: www.liverpool.gov.uk .

Please do not respond to this e-mail as it has been generated
automatically.

Liverpool Direct
Winner - 'Best in Public Sector', Call Centre

Association Excellence Awards 2004 Liverpool,

European Capital of Culture 2008

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Dear Customer,

Thank you for your recent e-mail.

We have forwarded your request to the relevant department, and they will
answer your query as soon as possible.

Please contact us if you have any further queries we may assist with.

Yours sincerely

Liverpool Direct

[Liverpool City Council request email]

www.liverpool.gov.uk

Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008

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Dear Mr Townsend

FOI REQUEST - 31180

Postcode Address File

Many thanks for your recent communication requesting information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, dated 30 June 2008, which was received in
my office today.

Once your request has been actioned either myself or a colleague will
respond to you.

I should be grateful if you would quote the above FOI Request No in all
future communications.

Yours sincerely

Wendy Twigge
Information Manager

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