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Freedom of Information Fees

North Hertfordshire District Council will charge for FOI requests in line with the national FOI fees regulations.

  • If the cost to NHDC of finding and retrieving the information does not exceed £450 (equivalent to 18 hours work), there will be no charge other than for disbursements (see below)
  • If above cost exceeds £450, NHDC will decline the request. However, we will assist the applicant to refine the request and determine what might be achieved within the £450 limit.
  • If this is not possible, NHDC will issue a Fees Notice detailing the full cost of the request.
  • Disbursements (photocopying, copying to different media, postage etc) will be free up to £10. Above this, we will charge the full costs.
  • Where fees are required, we will issue a Fees Notice requesting payment. Following this, the request will not be progressed until the fees have been paid. The time taken to pay the fees does not count as part of the 20 working day target for responding to requests.
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