Request for information regarding the Freedom of Information Act

GARETH WALKER.

06/05/2009

Dear Mr WALKER,

Freedom Of Information Act 2000 - Information Request 2445

Your request for information received on 03/04/2009 has now been
considered and the information requested is enclosed. You requested:-

Can you tell me the total number of applications to your authority made
under the Freedom of Information Act and the cost of producing those
responses since it's introduction in 2000 broken down into each financial
year.

In addition to this, can you tell me the total number of applications and
the cost of these requests broken down into each

financial year since 2000 that relate to media organisations.

For the remit of this request, media organisations should be considered to
be those concerned with televisual output (BBC, ITV

etc), print (newspapers) and web based media organisations.

With specific reference, I would like the above information for the
Express & Star newspaper group which comprises their main

newspaper, local editions such as the Chronicle the Shropshire Star and
for any requests made by the Taxpayers Alliance organisation or
representatives thereof.

Please see attached information below.

Please note the figures for Express & Star and the TaxPayer's Alliance
have been included in the total figures for Press / Media.

The cost figures below have been calculated using the Constitution Unit
calculated figures for processing FOI requests; i.e. 15.30 hours X £25.00
per hour X number of requests).

<<Summary information - RFI 2445.doc>>

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Yours sincerely,

L J Bourne

(Freedom of Information Officer - Dudley MBC)

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