My Ref: ML/FOI 01/09

Your Ref:

Date: 25 March 2009

Mr Matt Townsend

Dear Mr Townsend

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Further to your request received 26 February 2009 we have considered your request and enclose the following information:

April 2006 - March 2007

Office Standard 2003 …….£51,000 (315 licences)

Office Standard 2007 …….£16,000 (94 licences)

Office Professional 2003….£54,000 (268 licences)

Office Professional 2007 ….£139,000 (661 licences)

TOTAL £ 260,000

April 2007 - March 2008

Office Standard 2007 …...£16,000 (93 licences)

Office Professional 2007 …..£223,000 (1078 licences)

TOTAL £239,000

We supply this information based on your original request. If this is not what you wanted or if you feel we have not fully understood your request please do not hesitate to contact me to clarify your exact requirements.

The above figures do not include the cost of Microsoft Office software/licences for schools because as autonomous bodies each school is responsible for its own purchase and expenditure and in view of the number of schools involved under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Cost Compliance exemption the cost of collecting that information would exceed the appropriate limit.

If you have any queries or concerns or are in any way dissatisfied with the handling of your request 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]