South Moor Library

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Dear Durham County Council,

I would like to request information regarding South Moor Library under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

Could you publish information on:

1. The total costs in relation to Barnard Castle Library over the last 3 years and the budgetary figure for the forthcoming year. Also a breakdown of these costs including staffing costs.

Yours faithfully,

J. Atkinson

Freedom of Information,

We are currently closed for the Christmas period. Please accept our
apologies that your email will not be responded to until Tuesday 2nd
January 2018 but will be dealt with date accordingly when we return.

 

Information Management Team

 

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Freedom of Information,

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

This letter is our acknowledgement of your request received 27-DEC-2017. Please note the reference number in the subject line of this email and refer to it in any future correspondence. The case officer dealing with your request is:

Julie Hodgson Tel. 03000 268036

Depending on the type of request, it will be handled under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). Both of these have a statutory 20 working day deadline for a response however, in some cases, the deadline may be extended to 40 working days. The deadline for an FOIA request can be extended if an extended public interest test is required before deciding to respond. The deadline for an EIR request can be extended if the information requested is too voluminous or complex to respond to fully within the 20 day timescale. If this is the case, we will write to explain that to you.

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If you have any questions or need further information, then please contact:

The Information Management Team
Durham County Council
Assistant Chief Executive’s Office
Room 4/143-148
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UF
Tel. 03000 268035
Email: [Durham County Council request email]

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Yours sincerely,

The Information Management Team

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Freedom of Information,

Dear James Anderson,   

We are emailing you to seek clarification of the Freedom of Information
request you have submitted, reference number: FOI20176337JA.

The service area, responsible for providing a response, have queried the
following:

 

Please clarify: it is unclear from you request whether you are wanting
information concerning South Moor Library or Barnard Castle Library.

 

Your request has been paused until we receive your response. 

If you do not respond within 30 days then your request will be closed. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Please email your response to: [1][Durham County Council request email]

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Julie Hodgson BA (Hons) pc foi

Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer

Transformation and Partnerships

Durham County Council

Room 143 - 148

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UF

Direct: 03000268037

 

Switchboard: 03000260000

 

www.durham.gov.uk

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Apologies for the lack of clarity. I wish to have the information, relating to South Moor Library, if that is possible.

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

James Atkinson

Freedom of Information,

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Dear James Anderson,

 

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Julie Hodgson

Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer

Transformation and Partnerships

Durham County Council

Room 143 - 148

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UF

Direct Tel: 03000268037

 

Switchboard: 03000260000

 

[1]www.durham.gov.uk

Follow us on Twitter @durhamcouncil

Like us at facebook.com/durhamcouncil

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