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Last revised: 22 September 2008

On receipt of a written request for information which falls under the Freedom of Information Act Kennet District Council will acknowledge receipt of the request within 20 working days. If the request is not in writing then the District Council will advise and assist the applicant in making a written request.

Once the written request has been ascertained to meet all the requirements of a Freedom of Information request Kennet District Council will check whether the information is contained within the Publication Scheme. If the information request is in the Publication Scheme the applicant will be referred to the website. A charge is involved for supplying the information requested, a fees notice will be prepared and sent out. The applicant must pay the fee before the data will be supplied. If the information is not in the Publication Scheme Kennet District Council will consider whether the information requested is personal data.

If the information requested is personal data the Data Protection Act applies and a Data Protection application form will be sent out to the application. If the date request is not personal data Kennet District Council will consider whether the information requested is exempt information. If it is exempt a refusal notice stating the reasons will be sent out. If there is no exemption the Council will consider how long the request will take to respond to. If it will take more than eighteen hours of office time the request may be refused. If complying with the request will take less than eighteen hours officer time the cost of compliance will be calculated.

If the information requested is information already made available by the Council at a published cost, then the Council shall be entitled to charge the standard, published rates, for the supply of that information.

If the cost of compliance is more than £10 a fee note may be prepared and the fee must be collected from the applicant before the information is provided. If the compliance will cost less than £10 the information will be obtained and sent to the applicant.

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