This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'FOI Administration Info'.
The authority estimates that locating and retrieving information will take two members of staff four hours to complete. Actual cost of staff time: | 4 hours at £8.50 per hour 4 hours at £14.00 per hour |
£
34.00 £56.00 |
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Photocopying: | 50 x A4 sheets at 10p per sheet | £
5.00 |
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Subtotal | £
95.00 |
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Less first £100 |
(£5.00) |
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Total chargeable amount x 10% | £
0 |
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Example 2 * The authority estimates that locating and retrieving all the information will take the same two members of staff two full days to complete. Actual cost of staff time: |
15 hours at £8.50 per hour 15 hours at £14.00 per hour |
£
127.50 £210.00 |
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Cost of converting information into tape for an applicant with sight impairment |
£50.00 | £
0 |
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Subtotal | £
337.50 |
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Less first £100 | £
237.50 |
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Chargeable amount = 10% | £
23.75 |
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*Please note these rates are provided in the OSIC guidance, are indicative only and should not be taken as an indication of the rates which the authority will use. For requests under the Environmental Information Regulations, there is no defined lower or upper limit for charging, and there is no maximum rate per hour. The Regulations state that the authority can charge a reasonable amount for accessing environmental information and specifically state that the fee charged must not exceed the costs to the authority of making that information available. Whilst there is no specified upper limit to the amount a request may cost before it is refused, the regulations do permit refusal where the request is manifestly unreasonable. Procedure The Act and Regulations provide for a Fees Notice to be issued stating and requesting the costs to be paid. This notice must be issued within 20 days of receipt of the request (ie the usual maximum timescale for compliance with disclosure) and it is only upon payment that the information need be disclosed. Such payment must be made within 3 months of the issue of the notice. This means, in effect, that if payment is not made in advance of 3 months of the Fees Notice, the request will effectively be terminated. If an applicant feels the sums stated in the fee notice are too high, this can be reviewed. Further information on Fees and Charges under the Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regimes can be found on the OSIC website:- http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/Law/FOISA-EIRsGuidance/Fees/FeesOverview.aspx |