FOI - Fees and charges
If the information you request is contained in the Publication
Scheme then there is no charge to access the information online or
to download the information from our website. Depending on demand,
a charge may be levied for sending out printed versions of
documents that are available on our website. You will be advised of
any charge at the time of your request. (Charges will be limited to
10p a sheet for printing and photocopying plus packing and postage
costs).
If the information you request is not contained in the
Publication Scheme, we may charge a fee as laid down by the
legislation.
A limit to the cost of responding to requests has been
established at £450. Where the cost of responding to your request
exceeds the limit (excluding any disbursement costs such as
photocopying, postage etc), the South West RDA is not obliged to
comply with the request. We will get in touch with you to try and
bring your request under the cost threshold, or we will explain
what information we could provide within the limit.
Where the cost of responding is less than £450 there will not be
a fee for providing the information, however, we are permitted to
charge for the disbursement costs such as photocopying and
postage.
The cost of £450 is calculated on the basis of a rate of £25 an
hour. This means that the South West will commit up to 18 hours of
a South West RDA employee’s time to process your request and
collate the information requested.
If a fee or payment is required we will always send you a 'Fees
Notice' stating the amount before we start to process your request.
This fee must be paid before any information is released.
If the payment is not received within 3 months of the notice
being issued, South West RDA is no longer obliged to comply with
the request.