Suffolk Archives: Public appointments/items viewed at 'The Hold'
Dear Suffolk County Council,
Please send me details of the number of requests for appointments that have been received by 'Suffolk Archives' to use the searchroom at 'The Hold' by members of the public since it was opened to the public in the autumn of last year (excluding requests received to use the 'John Blatchley Library').
This only for the days of the week the searchroom has been made available for the public to use – so will exclude any appointments made, for example, by the students/staff of the University of Suffolk, etc. and/or on those days of the week the searchroom is (or has been) closed to the public.
In the same way, please also send me details of the number of the above appointment requests it was possible for 'Suffolk Archives' to fulfil; and where they were unable to do so, then the reasons for this – e.g. because a given appointment slot was oversubscribed, items requested could not be located in the new strongroom, etc.
Further to this, for the appointments that were (as above) fulfilled, then send me details of the number of items produced from the strongroom for each visiting member of the public at each appointment and/or the total number of productions made to members of the public on each such day.
I understand the information I request above will, in all likelihood, have been recorded for the purposes of updating and informing the 'National Lottery Heritage Fund' on the progress and delivery of the project '"The Hold": A Suffolk Archives Service for the 21st Century' following your Council's receipt of a substantial grant from the Fund. I request, therefore, any such similar information that is available that has been gathered on the usage of the building since its opening
Yours faithfully,
Susan Meadows (Mrs)
INFORMATION REQUEST – ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thank you for your request. Please quote reference number 21643 in any future correspondence you may have with us.
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Kind regards
Tanya
Information Governance
Governance, Legal and Assurance
Suffolk County Council
Constantine House
Ipswich
IP1 2DH
Email: [email address]
Phone: 01473 265138
INFORMATION REQUEST RESPONSE
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Kind regards
Becky
Information Governance
Governance, Legal and Assurance
Suffolk County Council
Constantine House
Ipswich
IP1 2DH
Email: [email address]
Phone: 01473 265960
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