Thank you for your information request received today.

I am currently reviewing your request and investigating whether there is
any information available for disclosure.  The council, in accordance with
Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000), will reply to your
request promptly and in any event not later than the twentieth working day
following the date of receipt.

Please contact me again if you require any assistance with your request
and I will do my best to provide the relevant help and advice.

Kind Regards

Information Governance Officer

Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council

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Dear Ms Bowen,

Re: Information Request: EFOI 6338

Thank you for your information request dated 21^st February 2018 received
in our office on the same day.

I am unable to locate  the register of hospitality on your website.

Please can you attach the register of hospitality?

I have carefully considered your request and investigated whether there is
any additional information available that is not already publicly
available.

I have determined that the information you have requested is already
publicly available, and therefore under the Freedom of Information Act
(2000), Section 21 (information accessible to applicant by other means)
this information is exempt from requiring further action in order to make
it accessible to you and the general public.

The above exemption specifies that where information is already reasonably
accessible to the applicant there is no duty for the local authority to
provide any additional copy of the material. This may include information
for which a charge applies.

This exemption also requires the local authority to inform you where this
information is available from and how to access it. The details of how to
obtain it are provided below:

The register of gifts and hospitality can be located for each Councillor
via the following steps.

·         Click the following link -
[1]http://democracy.eastbourne.gov.uk/mgMem...

·         Select a Councillor

·         Select “Gifts and hospitalities”

·         Enter the date range of interest

·         Click find

·         From this page, you can also select other Councillors.

All applicants have a 'right of appeal'.  An appeal should be focused on
the original request and should identify how the Council’s response failed
to answer your Information Request.  Appeals must be made in writing (or
e-mail) within 40 working days of receipt of this response and addressed
to the Information Governance Appeals Officer, to the address below.

Information Governance Appeals Officer

Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council

1 Grove Road

EASTBOURNE

BN21 4TW

Email: [email address]

Please note:

If you are considering re-using the information disclosed to you through
this request, for any purpose outside of what could be considered for
personal use, you are required under the Public Sector Re-use of
Information Regulations 2005 to make an Application for Re-use to the
organisation you have requested the information from. Applications for
Re-Use should be directed to me in the first instance.

Please contact me again, quoting your reference number, if you require any
further assistance with your current request and I will do my best to
provide the relevant help and advice. 

Yours sincerely

Regards,

Kevin Rance

Information Governance Officer

Tel: +44(0)1273 471600

[2][email address]

Lewes and Eastbourne Legal Services acting on behalf of Lewes District
Council and Eastbourne Borough Council

Lewes District Council: Southover House, Southover Road, Lewes BN7 1AB 
[3]www.lewes.gov.uk. Minicom 01273 484488 Eastbourne Borough Council: 1
Grove Road, Eastbourne BN21 4TW  [4]www.eastbourne.gov.uk. Text Relay
18001 01323 410000

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