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Heather Brooke made this Freedom of Information request to Ordnance Survey
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From: Heather Brooke
18 October 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I am seeking the
following pieces of information in relation to staffing at Ordnance
Survey:
1) The number of full-time-equivalent cartographers employed by the
OS.
2) The total staffing costs of these cartographers together with
their mean average annual salary.
3) The number of full-time-equivalent lawyers working for the OS.
4) The total staffing costs of these lawyers together with their
mean average annual salary.
5) For the lawyers, a breakdown of the departments in which they
work (eg licensing, copyright, etc)
I would like this information annually, for the past two years up
until the time my request is answered.
Some parts of this request may be easier to answer than others, and
should this prove to be the case I would ask that you release
available data as soon as possible rather than hold up the entire
request.
I would prefer to receive this information electronically. If the
decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions in
Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.
If you need any clarification then please contact me at the email
listed. Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance
I would expect you to contact me if you find this request
unmanageable in any way before the twentieth working day.
I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have
received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you in
the near future.
Heather Brooke
From: Customer Services
Ordnance Survey
20 October 2009
Our Reference: SAP 72406
Dear Heather
Request for information
Thank you for your email dated 18 October 2009, requesting information
on the number of lawyers versus cartographers at Ordnance Survey.
Ordnance Survey is considering your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA). As your request was received by us on 19
October 2009 we will provide you with a full response within 20 working
days as required by the FOIA, meaning by 16 November 2009.
In the meantime, if you have any further questions please contact us on
the details below.
Thank you for your enquiry
Kind regards
Tony Gray
Freedom of Information Pracitioner
Ordnance Survey, Romsey Road, SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, SO16 4GU
Phone: +44 (0) 8456 050505 | Fax: +44 (0) 23 8079 2615
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From: Karen McGrath
Ordnance Survey
16 November 2009
Dear Heather
FOI Response - Number of Lawyers vs Cartographers - Ref: 72406
Thank you for your email of 18^th October 2009 requesting the following
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
I am seeking the following pieces of information in relation to staffing
at Ordnance Survey:
1) The number of full-time-equivalent cartographers employed by the OS.
2) The total staffing costs of these cartographers together with their
mean average annual salary.
3) The number of full-time-equivalent lawyers working for the OS.
4) The total staffing costs of these lawyers together with their mean
average annual salary.
5) For the lawyers, a breakdown of the departments in which they work
(e.g. licensing, copyright, etc)
I would like this information annually, for the past two years up until
the time my request is answered.
I am pleased to provide you with the figures below with regard to your
request; the annualised information provided covers the two year period
for which information is currently available.
1. The number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) cartographers employed by
Ordnance Survey
Average FTE Oct 07 - Sept 08 : 83.44
Average FTE Oct 08 - Sept 09 : 80.66
2. The total staffing costs of these cartographers together with their
mean average annual salary
Total Staffing Costs Oct 07 - Sept 08 : £2 699 505
Total Staffing Costs Oct 08 - Sept 09 : £2 705 323
Average Mean Salary Oct 07 - Sept 08 : £25 062
Average Mean Salary Oct 08 - Sept 09 : £ 25 943
*Total staffing costs include basic salary, other payable allowances,
pension and NI contributions
3. The number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) lawyers working for the
Ordnance Survey.
Average FTE Oct 07 - Sept 08 : 5.70
Average FTE Oct 08 - Sept 09 : 6.42
4. The total staffing costs of these lawyers together with their mean
average annual salary
Total Staffing Costs Oct 07 - Sept 08 : £423 595
Total Staffing Costs Oct 08 - Sept 09 : £ 506 063
Average Mean Salary Oct 07 - Sept 08 : £46 531
Average Mean Salary Oct 08 - Sept 09 : £48 059
*Total staffing costs include basic salary, other payable allowances,
pension and NI contributions
5. For the lawyers, a breakdown of the departments in which they work
(e.g. licensing, copyright, etc)
All lawyers in Ordnance Survey work within one management unit; within
that unit one specialises in Intellectual Properties &Trade Marks and two
specialise in licensing. However all staff deal with the above and with IT
and Business Contracts.
Please note that your enquiry has been processed to Freedom of Information
guidelines. As all requested information has been provided, we have
determined that in all the circumstances of this case the Public
interest consideration (section 17 FOIA) is not applicable in this
instance.
If you are unhappy with our response, you may raise an appeal to our
Appeals Officer at:
Complaints Team
Customer Service Centre
Ordnance Survey
Romsey Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO16 4GU
Please include the reference number above. The Appeals Officer will ensure
that the process has been followed correctly, questioning any decisions
taken regarding the original response and recommending disclosure of
additional information if appropriate.
Thank you for your enquiry.
Karen
Karen McGrath
Corporate Office, Ordnance Survey
C335, Romsey Road, SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, SO16 4GU
Phone: +44 (0) 8456050505
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