Fee information
Fees Summary
The Freedom of Information fees provisions have two purposes:
- To allow a public authority to ascertain whether it has to comply with an Freedom of Information request.
- To enable it to ascertain how much it can charge for supplying the information.
Working out the Appropriate Limit
Upon receiving the request, we will estimate the staff time to be taken to complete any or all of the following and cost the time at £25 per hour (Regulation 4):
- Determining whether you hold the information.
- Locating the information or a document which may contain the information.
- Retrieving the information, or a document, which may contain the information.
- Extracting the information from a document containing it.
The basic rules
If the cost of finding the information subject of an FOI request will be:
Below £450
No charge will be made other than disbursements incurred in supplying the information (see below).
Over £450
We do not have to comply with the request but if you wish us to continue you will be given an opportunity to pay for the work to be done at the estimated total cost under Regulation 4 plus Disbursements.
Disbursements include
The costs incurred in:
- Complying with the applicants request for the information in a particular format.
- Reproducing any document.
- Postage and other forms of transmission.
Photocopying charges:
- A4 Black and White - 5p per side
- A3 Black and White - 10p per side
- A4 Colour - 30p per side
- A3 Colour - 60p per side
Postage and Packing - actual cost
A charge for disbursements will only be made if they total more than £20.
