I managed to use the Freedom of Information Act to discover that there were 22 Pink Papers produced by Hartlepool Council in the first few weeks of 2010. The Borough Solicitor had made noises that I was being "vexatious" making these requests but I think he realised that he had to let me have something. However the Council have moved swiftly to prevent such information being made available again!
Here is the response to my request for the Pink Paper List on a regular basis......
-----Original Message-----
From: Freedomofinformation
Sent: 12/02/2010 12:50
To: Steve Allison External
Cc: Alison Lilley External;Peter Devlin
Subject: Re: FOI Request No:1/2010 & FOI Request No: 2/2010
Dear Sirs
Unfortunately I would not be able to continue supplying you with the information in the format already sent because any further requests would be dealt with under the rules relating to consolidation of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The rules provide that requests of the same or similar information can be consolidated for costs purposes. The costs limit is currently £450 which constitutes 18 hours of officer time in compiling the information.
Furthermore all of the information provided is in the public domain and can be found on the Council's website.
Kind Regards
Constitutional & Administrative Solicitor
Legal Division
Civic Centre - Level 3
www.hartlepool.gov.uk
Very informative and helpful. I was searching for this information but there are very limited resources. Thank you for providing this information.
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