Dear Mr Starkey,

WALES OFFICE EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT

Thank you for your request dated 12^th August 2008 under the Freedom of Information Act.

You requested “the number of job vacancies that were externally advertised by the department broken down between April 07 to April 08 and between 1st April 2008 to 30th June 2008.”.

The Wales Office is a small Government Department which recruits only existing civil servants from other Government Departments. We therefore didn't advertise any posts externally between the dates you specified.

We have not withheld any information in relation to your request.

If you are not happy with the decision made in relation to your request, you may ask for an internal review. You should contact Alan Cogbill, Director of the Wales Office at the above address if you wish to complain.

If you are not content with the outcome of any internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact the Wales Office at the above address. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Claire Butler

Head of HR

Wales Office

Wales Office | Swyddfa Cymru

Gwydyr House

Whitehall

London

SW1A 2NP

Tŷ Gwydyr

Whitehall

Llundain

SW1A 2NP

Tel/Ffôn: 020 7270 0534

Fax/Ffacs: 020 7270 6146

E-mail/E-bost: [email address]

Cardiff Office / Swyddfa Caerdydd

Wales Office, Discovery House, Scott Harbour, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 4HA.

Swyddfa Cymru, Tŷ Discovery, Harbwr Scott, Bae Caerdydd, Caerdydd, CF10 4HA.

Website: www.walesoffice.gov.uk / Gwefan: www.swyddfa.cymru.gov.uk