By email 
Mr C Corbin 
  
 
 
Your 
  
Direct line  (020) 7211 8528 
ref 
Our ref  IAT/FOIA/67412  Fax 
(020) 
7211 
8543 
Date 
7 September 2009 
Email 
 [email address]
 
Dear Mr Corbin 
 
I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 about the Office of 
Public Sector information and/or the OPSI brand.  
 
Under the FOIA we have a duty to confirm the existence of information requested and to 
supply that information unless there are good reasons for not doing so.  
 
You have requested information regarding the 'Office of Fair Trading and involvement in 
the National Archives proposal to phase out the Office of Public Sector Information and or 
the OPSI brand.' You have requested that this information should cover the period from 1 
July 2009 to the date of our response. In relation to this issue you have requested the 
following information: 
 
1.  A list of written documents (including emails) received by the Office of Fair Trading 
from The National Archives. – the list to include date, origin of the document, position 
of the submitter that is Job Title), to whom the document was addressed (that is Job 
Title), the subject line of the document. 
 
 
2.   A list of written documents (including emails) sent by the Office of Fair Trading to the 
National Archives – the list to include date, position of the author, the position of the 
person(s) to whom the document was addressed in The National Archives, the subject 
line of the document. 
Office of Fair Trading 
Fleetbank House 
2-6 Salisbury Square 
London EC4Y 8JX 
Switchboard: (020) 7211 8000 
www.oft.gov.uk 
 

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3.   A list of meetings held between one or more of the Directors of The National Archives 
and the Office of Fair Trading. List to include: date, place and position of the people 
involved in the meeting. 
 
4.   A list of planned (schedule meetings) between one or more of the Directors of The 
National Archives and the Office of Fair Trading that will have on the agenda one or 
more of the following topics: the OPSI brand; the Office of Public Sector Information; 
the complaint handling procedures as outlined in the Statutory Information 2005 SI 
1515; the Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Fair Trading and the 
Office of Public Sector Information; Competition enforcement with respect to the re-
use of public sector information; the regulation of The National Archives activities with 
respect to the re-use of public sector information. 
 
I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I 
have established that the information you have requested is not held by this Department.  
 
If you wish to complain about the way in which your request for information has been 
handled, you may seek an internal review by writing to: 
 
The Internal Review Co-ordinator 
Room GS 3 
Office of Fair Trading 
Fleetbank House 
2-6 Salisbury Square 
London 
EC4Y 8JX 
 
You may alternatively send an e-mail to [email address]
 
We will deal with your complaint within 20 working days of receipt or, if this is not 
possible, advise you of a date by which we expect to have completed a review of your 
complaint. 
 
If you remain dissatisfied with the OFT’s response you have the right to complain to: 
 
The Information Commissioner 
FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution 
Information Commissioner’s Office 

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Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire  
SX9 5AF 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Jay Thakar 
Markets and Projects - Infrastructure 
 
 
  
  
 
 

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