5 May 2009

Gavin Starky

By Email

Dear Mr Starky,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST: REFERENCE FOI264394

Thank you for your emailed request for information about the number of job

vacancies being advertised by this Department on 1 April 2009.

Your request was received on 1 April 2009 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You requested details of the number of job vacancies being advertised within

This Department, Cabinet Office, on 1 April 2009 broken down into those advertised internally and those advertised externally.

On 1 April 2009, there were 15 advertised Cabinet Office vacancies, with the following breakdown:

Cabinet Office-only advertised vacancies = 0

Civil Service-wide advertised vacancies = 13

Externally advertised vacancies = 2

Should you wish to receive a paper copy of this information, or if you have any queries about this letter then please contact me, quoting the reference number above in any future communications.

I hope that you are happy with the service you have received in relation to your request; however should you be unhappy with this service or wish to request an internal review, you should write to:

Sue Gray

Director

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

email: [Number 10 request email] 

You should note that the Cabinet Office will not normally accept an application for internal review if it is received more than two months after the date that the reply was issued.

If you are not content with the outcome of your internal review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Cabinet Office. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

I hope this has been helpful.

Yours sincerely,

Tricia Ghatauray

Interim Head of Resourcing,

Human Resources