13 May 2008

Dear Frankie Roberto,

Freedom of Information Act request for information

Thank you for contacting the National Museum Wales with your recent request.

I refer to your email of 4 May 2008 in which you have asked for the following information:-

I would like to request the total number of objects that you hold in your permanent collections, broken down if possibly by your constituent museums.

If an exact figure is not available, please provide instead your estimated total, along with an explanation as to how this figure was calculated.

To answer you request, I have used information gathered during the 2007 review of collections.

Collections totals by site

Your request was considered according to the principles set out in the National Assembly's Code of Practice on Public Access to Information (third edition). The Code is published on the Internet at www.information.wales.gov.uk.

If you believe that I have not applied the Code of Practice on Public Access to Information correctly or have not followed the relevant laws, please contact me to request a first-stage review. If, after that, you are still not satisfied you may request a formal review by the Museum. When dealing with any concerns, we will follow the principles of the National Museum of Wales' Code of Practice on Complaints, which is available on the Internet at www.nationalmuseumwales.org/en/45/ or by post to:

Mr. Robin Gwyn

Director of Communications

National Museum Wales

Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NP

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. Normally, however, you should pursue the matter through our internal procedure before you complain to the Information Commissioner.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

Gayle Evans

Head of Knowledge and Information Management

National Museum Wales