Misleading answers to my Freedom of Information requests

paul griffiths made this Freedom of Information request to Cabinet Office

The request was refused by Cabinet Office.

From: paul griffiths

8 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Would you please provide for me under the Freedom of Information
Act2000 information to the following requests.

Documentations from a senior Cabinet Office Official in my
possession clearly states that the decision to outsource the
Cabinet Office Guard Service was taken by Mr Jerry Page in
December2006/ January 2007.

Due to this new information this clearly shows that answers to my
various FOI requests are very very misleading and that the Cabinet
Office using Section14(1) of the FOI Act2000 for my request REF
FOI261413 was in my belief used to stop an awkward question being
answered(I have already asked for an Internal Review for this FOI
request). I know understand why FOI request REF FOI260874 the
emails weren't made available.

So could you answer why misleading answers were sent?

Also under the FOI Act2000 could you please tell me if

A) Cabinet Office procurement procedures were used for the
privatisation of the Cabinet Office Guard Service?

B) Were the procedures that were used to privatise the Cabinet
Office Guard Service put in place to simply get around the Cabinet
Office procurement procedures?

C) According to Cabinet Office procedure policy at least 3
quotations from suppliers should be obtained. Why was this
procedure not followed?

D) What evidence is there that these requirements were met?

E) I believe this privatisation was done in line with the Cabinet
Offices GERSHON HEAD COUNT TARGET rather than the interest of
Public Savings. I ask you to confirm this?

Yours faithfully,

paul griffiths

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From: paul griffiths

15 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,
I am waiting for an acknowledgement from yourselves to say you
have received my FOI request ref. Misleading answers to my Freedom
of Information requests sent on the 8th April 2009. I am waiting
for your reply.

Yours sincerely,

paul griffiths

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Cabinet Office

20 April 2009

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI264440

Dear Mr Griffiths,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
08/04/2009 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]

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7 May 2009


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Dear Mr Griffiths

I attach a reply letter for your FOI request.

Thank you

Ann

Ann Page

Statutory Compliance and

Information Manager

CabinetOffice

Financial and Estate Management

Commercial Activity

Tel 0207 276 5602

E-mail [1][email address]

Web [2]www.cabinet-office.gov.uk

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and for other lawful purposes.

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