FOI request (FOIR-462327490)

Language Guide

Requested Tue 01 November 2022
Responded Fri 04 November 2022

This is an information request relating to language guides within the council.

Please include the following information:

1. Whether there is a current style guide and/or language guide produced by the council for use by council officers and/or councillors.

2. If there is not a current guide, whether there has been a style guide and/or language guide produced in the last three financial years (2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22).

3. If these guides exist, please provide them to me.

4. If possible, can you also provide information on the cost of producing any such guides for the past three financial years (2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22) plus the current one, 2022/23.

Response

Hastings Borough Council has a tone of voice and house style guide, which are attached.

Hastings Borough Council holds no information in relation to costs as internal staff produced the guides.

Attachments

• FOIR-462327490_FOIR-462327490_2-House_style.pdf
• FOIR-462327490_FOIR-462327490_1-Tone_of_voice.pdf