e-Government, data sharing

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI266128

Dear Mr Foomer,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
05/06/2009 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team
Cabinet Office
E: [1][Cabinet Office request email]

The Cabinet Office computer systems may be monitored and communications
carried on them recorded to secure the effective operation of the system
and for other lawful purposes.

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

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Dear P Foomer

RE: FOI266128 - e-Government Data Sharing

Thank you for your e-mail of 4 June 2009 requesting the following
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act):

Please provide dataset definitions utilised in inter-government

departmental communications which uniquely identify a person or

organisation.

The Freedom of Information Act provides the applicant with an access right
to recorded information held by public authorities (in this case the
Cabinet Office).

The government standards for describing people and organisations are
available in the Government Data Standards Catalogue, which can be found
online at: [1]http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gdsc/html/defa... This
includes standards for person identifiers and organisation numbers.

However, if your request relates to more specific information regarding
how each implementation uniquely identifies a person or an organisation
(which would be dependant on the rules and processes as set by the
departments involved), then the Cabinet Office does not hold this
information (i.e. a centralised list of all the interactions/databases
used across government or a single set of collected dataset definitions).

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request or wish to request an internal review, you should write to:

Sue Gray

Director

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

e-mail: [Cabinet Office request email]

You should note that the Cabinet Office will not normally accept an
application for internal review if it is received more than two months
after the date that the reply was issued.

If you are not content with the outcome of your internal review, you may
apply direct to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally the
Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by Cabinet Office.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Kind Regards

Keith Roberts

Ministerial Business Advisor

ICT Strategy & Planning

Office of HM Government CIO & SIRO

Address:

Cabinet Office

Room 1.6A

Admiralty Arch (South)

The Mall

London

SW1A 2WH

Tel: 020 7276 3248

e-Mail Address: [2][email address]

Website: [3]http://www.cio.gov.uk/transformational_g...

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The Cabinet Office computer systems may be monitored and communications
carried on them recorded to secure the effective operation of the system
and for other lawful purposes.

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

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1. http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gdsc/html/defa...
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.cio.gov.uk/transformational_g...
4. http://www.direct.gov.uk/