Monday, 20 October 2008
Alex Thomas
C/O
[FOI #3197 email]
Your Ref:
Our Ref: 44078
Dear Alex Thomas
I am writing with reference to your request for information regarding cost
of consultants dated 27 September 2008, made under section 1(1) of the
Freedom of Information Act.
You asked for the following information:
‘…how much you have spent on external consultants in…2006-7, 2007-8
and 2008-9 (year to date).’
NPIA’s spend on consultants, contractors and interim managers is as
follows:
Year
Consultancy
Other Specialist
Total
Contractors and Interim
Managers
Apr 07 to
£11m
£41m
£52m
Mar 08
Apr 08 to
£5m*
£18m*
£23m
date
*Split of the Apr 08 to date spend is estimated at this time.
Please note that the NPIA was established on 1 April 2007, no figures
exist for the period April 2006 to March 2007.
We take our responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act
seriously but, if you feel your request has not been properly handled or
you are otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request, you have
the right to complain. We will investigate the matter and endeavour to
reply within 3 – 6 weeks. You should write to:
Gavin McKinnon
Head of Secretariat
National Policing Improvement Agency
10-18 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0NN
E-mail:
[email address]
If you are still dissatisfied following our internal review, you have the
right, under section 50 of the Act, to complain directly to the Information
Commissioner.
Before considering your complaint, the Information
Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the
complaints procedures provided by the NPIA.
The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at:
FOI Compliance Team (complaints)
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Further information about the NPIA is routinely published on our website
at
www.npia.police.uk or through our publication scheme. If you require
any further assistance in connection with this request please contact us at
our address above.
Yours sincerely
Sue Moffatt
Head of Commercial and Procurement Unit