Publication Scheme Schedule of Charges

Where information is available on websites, it is free of charge. Where information is not available on websites, but forms part of their Publication Scheme, it is free of charge. Where information is available on websites, but where a hard copy is requested, a charge can be made to cover costs, please see below.  

Description: 

• Photocopying/printing @ 1p per sheet (black and white)  

• Photocopying/printing @ 3p per sheet (colour)  

• Postage – applied at cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class post 

In the UK, schools are generally not required to charge for the time it takes to comply with Freedom of Information (FOI) requests unless the cost of fulfilling the request exceeds £450, which is considered the "appropriate limit" for most public authorities, including schools. If a request requires significant time and effort to retrieve the information, costs will be charged calculated at a flat rate of £25 per hour of work.  

Where a fee is to be charged, we will issue a fees notice before charging, and the clock stops until the requester pays. 

Specific activities which count toward the cost limit: 

• Determining if the information is held 

• Locating and retrieving it 

• Extracting it from documents 

Time spent on redaction, legal review, or formatting doesn’t count toward the limit 

 

Previous Freedom of Information (FoI) Requests 

To assist in any future FoI requests and to increase transparency Twynham Learning Multi-Academy Trust will publish all requests received from January 2025. Please check your question/request has not already been answered below: 

Request Date	Location/Nature of Request	School / Trust
08/04/2025	Details of staff training on Neurodiversity (type and frequency)	Twynham School; Christchurch Infant School; Christchurch Junior School
05/06/2025	Request for information on schools treatment of gender related requests	Poole High School
05/06/2025	Request for information on current Catering Provision	Poole High School
15/07/2025	Request for information on Dance provision in specific schools	Stourfield Junior; Poole High School; Christchurch Junior School