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Dear Ards and North Down Borough Council,

I would like to make an FOI request for the following pieces of information:

1. How many people are employed to deal with FOI?
2. What is the budget for administering FOI?
3. Do you use case management software for FOI? If so, which one?
4. Do you publish a disclosure log?

If not all information is available, please treat questions individually.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Parsons

Thank you for your email requesting information. Your request will be treated in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and you will receive a response on or before 25 July 2018, this is due to public holidays on 12th and 13th of July 2018.

In the meantime, if you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

FOI Team

Ards and North Down Borough Council
Town Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Tel: 0300 013 3333 ext 40704

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You have a right to see and review the information held on you. If you wish to request your personal information or have a data protection query, please put your request in writing to: Data Protection Officer, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, BT20 4BT, Email: [email address] Tel: 0300 013 3333. If you are not satisfied with how the Council has handled this matter, you may refer it to the Information Commissioner's Office at 02890278757 or email [email address].

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Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, please see below for Councils response

1. How many people are employed to deal with FOI? 1 Full time Information Officer and 1 Administration Officer employed to deal with FOI and other functions within the department
2. What is the budget for administering FOI? £76,700, this covers Salaries, Mileage, Training, Licences, Stationery, Hired Services, Legal Fees and GDPR registration Fee
3. Do you use case management software for FOI? If so, which one? No
4. Do you publish a disclosure log? No

I trust the above is of assistance. I would like to advise you that if you are not happy with the way in which your request has been dealt with an internal review can be sought through the office of the Director of Organisational Development and Administration within one month of receiving this response.

If you are still not satisfied following the internal review you can ask the Information Commissioner's Office to review the Council's decision.

Regards

FOI Team

Administration Officer Compliance
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Town Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Tel: 0300 013 3333 ext 40704

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