Dear Madam or Sir,

Would you please provide a copy of the contract between the Queen's
Printer of Acts (namely, the Chief Executive of the Office of
Public Sector Information) and The Stationery Office, obliging the
latter to print Acts of Parliament on vellum (including
stipulations of quality, size of typeface, source for the material,
etc.), and any estimates for charges made for this service? Thank
you very much.

Sincerely,

Dr Kaihsu Tai

Dear Kaihsu Tai,

Thank you for your email request of 28 August 2008 in which you ask for:

a) a copy of the contract between the Queen's Printer of Acts (namely, the Chief Executive of the Office of
Public Sector Information) and The Stationery Office, obliging the latter to print Acts of Parliament on vellum (including stipulations of quality, size of typeface, source for the material, etc.), and

b) any estimates for charges made for this service.

Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000, and the Environmental Information Regulations, 2004, you have the right to:
- know whether we hold the information you require
- be provided with that information

With regard to part a) of your request please find attached specification 4.1 and associated appendixes of the Contract in relation to printing, publishing, content management and dissemination services for United Kingdom, and England and Wales legislation and associated products which provides the information you have requested.

<<FINAL Legislation_ISIncl_contractOct 06 Final.pdf>>

With regard to part b) of your request the The National Archives does not hold the information you have requested. As stated in Appendix B, section 1 of the attached document, the detailed production and financial arrangements regarding the production of record copies are subject to a separate contract agreed between the Company and the House of Lords. The House of Lords may be able to provide you with the information you have requested.

If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of our response to your request for information and/or wish to appeal against information being withheld from you please send full details within two calendar months of the date of this letter to:

The Quality Manager
Public Services Development Unit
The National Archives
Kew, Richmond
Surrey TW9 4DU

You have the right to ask the Information Commissioner (ICO) to investigate any aspect of your complaint. Please note that the ICO is likely to expect internal complaints procedures to have been exhausted before beginning his investigation.

FOI Centre,
The National Archives

Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.

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