Professor Barr letters

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Education, Sport and Culture for the total postage cost of letters sent to teachers over the Christmas holidays. The authority disclosed that the total cost for letters sent on 2nd January 2020 was £51.30.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 29 January 2020.
• The response was issued on 24 February 2020.
• The letters were sent to teachers on 2nd January 2020.
• The total postage cost for these letters was £51.30.
• The request was handled by the Corporate Services Division.

Data Disclosed

• 29 January 2020
• 24 February 2020
• 2nd January 2020
• £51.30
• 1154325

Original Request

What was the total cost of postage for the letters sent out by the department to teachers in the island over the Christmas holidays.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im Our ref: 1154325 24 February 2020

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on 29 January 2020 and which states:

"What was the total cost of postage for the letters sent out by the department to teachers in the island over the Christmas holidays?"

Our response to your request is as follows: The total cost of postage for the letters sent to Teachers on 2nd January 2020 was £51.30.

Please quote the reference number 1154325 in any future communications.

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