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Fees and charges
Sometimes we may need to charge you for an official information request. If we decide to charge, we will tell you the cost of your request before processing it. You can then decide to proceed, withdraw or refine your request.
We tend to charge when:
- Answering your request requires substantial collation or research, or
- Costs are incurred pursuant to a request response being needed urgently.
We might ask for some or all of the cost to be paid in advance. This is set out on our fees and charges page, under Corporate Services.
Learn more about the Ombudsman's guidance for charging for LGOIMA requests