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Dear Yijun,

I refer to your request dated 17th March 2022 under the Freedom of
Information Act asking to supply the following information:

This is a request for records under the Freedom of Information Act (2000).
I am requesting the record about document redaction in detail. In
particular, I ask for:

1. Copies of any business process, manual, procedure or policy concerning
document redaction in your organization.
2. If recorded, please indicate the FTE (staff time) spent on document
redaction by your organization per year. I am only interested in the most
recent figure for this.
3. If recorded, please provide the expenditure on document redaction per
year. Again, I am only interested in the most recent figure for this.
4. If recorded, please provide any estimates on how much document
redaction is undertaken by your organization (e.g., number of documents /
pages of material).
5. Please indicate any software currently used for document redaction
(e.g., Adobe Acrobat Pro).
6. Do you use specialist staff who have undergone specific training to
undertake document redaction? If so, please indicate the specific training
and/or qualifications for these staff.

The Council’s response is set out below:

1. Copies of any business process, manual, procedure or policy concerning
document redaction in your organization.

A: Please see attached User Guide.

2. If recorded, please indicate the FTE (staff time) spent on document
redaction by your organization per year. I am only interested in the most
recent figure for this.

A: Your request for information has been considered by the Council under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that the information
requested is not held by Bradford Council and therefore, this response
acts as a refusal notice under section 17(1) of the Freedom of Information
Act in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Act.

3. If recorded, please provide the expenditure on document redaction per
year. Again, I am only interested in the most recent figure for this.

A: The annual maintenance cost for Nalytics is £2,500.

4. If recorded, please provide any estimates on how much document
redaction is undertaken by your organization (e.g., number of documents /
pages of material).

A: Your request for information has been considered by the Council under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that the information
requested is not held by Bradford Council and therefore, this response
acts as a refusal notice under section 17(1) of the Freedom of Information
Act in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Act.

5. Please indicate any software currently used for document redaction
(e.g., Adobe Acrobat Pro).

A: The software used for document redaction is Nalytics

6. Do you use specialist staff who have undergone specific training to
undertake document redaction? If so, please indicate the specific training
and/or qualifications for these staff.

A: No, we do not use specialist staff to undertake document redaction.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, if you are not
satisfied with the reply to your request you can ask for a review. A
request for a review must be submitted within 40 working days in writing
to the Corporate Information Governance Team, City of Bradford
Metropolitan District Council, City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1
1HY or by emailing [Bradford City Council request email].

If you are still not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review you
have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be
contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office,

Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Tel: 0303 123 1113

Web Link: www.ico.org.uk.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is registered with the
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the provisions of the Data
Protection Act 2018. The Council takes its responsibilities under the Act
very seriously.  To find out more on how we handle your information,
please click on the following link:
https://www.bradford.gov.uk/privacy-notice

Regards

Chelsea Lemm

Information Governance Officer

Finance, IT & Procurement Service

Telephone Number: 01274 434506

Email: [Bradford City Council request email]

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Department of Corporate Resources

City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY

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software viruses, any attachments to this email may nevertheless contain
viruses which our anti-virus software has failed to identify. You should
therefore carry out your own anti-virus checks before opening any
documents. Bradford Council will not accept any liability for damage
caused by computer viruses emanating from any attachment or other document
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monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.