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-
-<dt id="purpose">What is <%= site_name %> for? <a href="#purpose">#</a> </dt>
-<dd>To help you find out inside information about what the UK government
-is doing.
-</dd>
-
-<dt id="premise">How does the site work? <a href="#premise">#</a> </dt>
-<dd>You choose the public authority that you would like information from, then
-write a brief note describing what you want to know. We then send your request
-to the public authority. Any response they make is automatically published on the
-website for you and anyone else to find and read.
-</dd>
-
-<dt id="whybother_me">Why would I bother to do this? <a href="#whybother_me">#</a> </dt>
-<dd>You pay taxes, and then government does things with the money. All sorts of
-things that affect your life, from healthcare through to national defence. Some
-it does badly, some it does well. The more we find out about how government
-works, the better able we are to make suggestions to improve the things that
-are done badly, and to celebrate the things that are done well.
-</dd>
-
-<dt id="whybother_them">Why would the public authority bother to reply? <a href="#whybother_them">#</a> </dt>
-<dd>Under Freedom of Information (FOI) law, they have to respond. The response
-will either contain the information you want, or give a valid legal reason why
-it must be kept confidential.
-</dd>
-
-<dt id="who">Who makes <%= site_name %>? <a href="#who">#</a> </dt>
-<dd><%= site_name %> is created and run by <a href="http://www.mysociety.org">mySociety</a>,
-and was initially <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2006/12/06/funding-for-freedom-of-information/">funded by the JRSST Charitable Trust</a>. mySociety is a project of the
-registered charity <a href="http://www.ukcod.org.uk/UK_Citizens_Online_Democracy">UK Citizens Online Democracy</a>.
-If you like what we're doing, then you can
-<a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/">make a donation</a>.
-</dd>
-
-<dt id="updates">How can I keep up with news about <%= site_name %>?<a href="#updates">#</a> </dt>
-<dd>We have a <a href="/blog">blog</a> and a <a href="http://www.twitter.com/whatdotheyknow">twitter feed</a>.
-</dd>
-
-
-</dl>
-
-<p><strong>Next</strong>, read about <a href="/help/requesting">making requests</a> --&gt;
-
- <div id="hash_link_padding"></div>
-</div>