My Ref: ML/FOI 01/09

Your Ref:

Date: 6 March 2009

Mr Matt Townsend

Dear Mr Townsend

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information received on 26 February 2009 regarding:

“total expenditure on licences for or purchase of Microsoft Office software during each of the last two available either financial or calendar years…. specifically for Microsoft Office licences and software, not other Microsoft software. Also what amount of this was for software used in schools?”

We are considering your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and you should receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, unless the information is exempt or we require additional time to consider whether disclosure is in the public interest in accordance with section 10(3) of the Act.

We will try to supply information in electronic format by email, but if this is not possible we will let you know. If you have any special requirements e.g. language, audio, large print, etc. then please let us know.

The Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the information you have requested. Before we provide the information we will consider whether it is proper to release it and if any of the exemption categories do apply then the information will not be released. We will tell you if this is the case, and you will have a right of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you. We will tell you if this is the case.

You may have to pay a fee for this information. We will consider this and let you know. If so you will have to pay the fee before we process and release the information. The 20 working day time limit for responses will not start until we receive your payment.

If you have any queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to contact me.

You can find out more about the Act from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office - Wales
Cambrian Buildings

Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=33

Telephone: 02920448044 Fax: 02920 448044 Email: [email address]

Yours sincerely

Maureen Lewis

For Chief Financial Services Officer

PLEASE REPLY TO: Corporate IT Services , Room 249, County Hall, Cardiff CF10 4UW Tel (029) 2087 2110 Fax (029) 2087 2106

e-mail [email address]