Public Service Leadership First Annual Conference

Dear Mr Walker

Thank you for your Freedom of Information requests dated 27 January 2010
seeking:

(i) a list (names, ranks, departments) of those who attended Workshop 8
(`Leading in Partnerships and Beyond Authority') of the Public Service
Leadership First Annual Conference and copies of the Workshop 8 syllabus
and learning materials.

(ii) details of payments made by the National School of Government to
Common Purpose since 2000 and copies of relevant invoices.

I am dealing with these requests under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will ensure you receive a response as soon as
possible.

If you have any questions relating to this email, please don't hesitate to
contact me.

Yours sincerely

Christopher Mallett

Librarian

National School of Government

Sunningdale Park

Ascot

Berkshire

SL5 0QE

tel: +44 (0)1344 634286

fax: +44 (0)1344 634118

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Government.

Dear Mr Walker

Thank you for your Freedom of Information requests dated 27 January 2010
seeking:

(i) a list (names, ranks, departments) of those who attended Workshop 8
(`Leading in Partnerships and Beyond Authority') of the Public Service
Leadership First Annual Conference and copies of the Workshop 8 syllabus
and learning materials.

(ii) details of payments made by the National School of Government to
Common Purpose since 2000 and copies of relevant invoices.

I am dealing with these requests under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will ensure you receive a response as soon as
possible.

If you have any questions relating to this email, please don't hesitate to
contact me.

Yours sincerely

Christopher Mallett

Librarian

National School of Government

Sunningdale Park

Ascot

Berkshire

SL5 0QE

tel: +44 (0)1344 634286

fax: +44 (0)1344 634118

____________________

All our programmes running in 2010/2011 are available here:

http://nationalschool.gov.uk/programmes2...

Note: If this link doesn***t work, please copy and paste it into your web browser.
____________________

If you have received this email and it was not intended for you, please
let us know, and then delete it. Please treat our information in
confidence, as you would expect us to treat yours. National School
computer systems may be monitored and communications carried on them
recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other
lawful purposes. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the
author and do not necessarily represent those of the National School of
Government.

Dear Mr Walker

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 27 January 2010 seeking:

(i) a list (names, ranks, departments) of those who attended Workshop 8 ('Leading in Partnerships and Beyond Authority') of the Public Service Leadership First Annual Conference;

(ii) copies of the Workshop 8 syllabus and learning materials.

After careful consideration, the National School of Government has concluded that it must withhold the names and job titles/ranks of those who signed up to attend this particular workshop, citing the exemption detailed at section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ('personal information').

The National School is of the view that information identifying those who have attended particular courses and conferences constitutes personal data as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998.

The personal data of a third party is exempt under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 where its disclosure contravenes one or more of the data protection principles, as noted at section 40(3)(a)(i) of the Act.

As such, the National School is persuaded that supplying the names of identifiable individuals who have attended specific events (or supplying information that would permit their identification) would represent a breach of the data protection principle which relates to the processing of data fairly. We believe there is a legitimate expectation on the part of all who attend National School courses or conferences that personal information relating to their attendance will remain confidential.

I should note that section 40(3)(a)(i) is an absolute exemption.

The names of the organisations that were represented at this workshop are as follows:

Architects Registration Board
Cabinet Office
Capstick Saxton Associates
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Department for Work and Pensions
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
Goodpractice.Net
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Improvement and Development Agency
Leadership Centre for Local Government
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
Learning and Skills Improvement Service
London Borough of Lambeth
National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services
Ministry of Justice
State Chancellery of the Republic of Estonia
West Sussex County Council
Wiltshire County Council

All who signed up to attend were employed at a senior level within their respective organisations at the time the conference was held.

Documents relating to Public Service Leadership (PSL) First Annual Conference workshops were uploaded onto the PSL website:

http://www.publicserviceleadership.org.u...

However, no documentation is traceable for Workshop 8. I can also confirm that the National School does not hold a syllabus or any other learning material relating to this workshop.

If you have any questions relating to this email, please don't hesitate to contact me.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision you should write to:

James Garthwaite
Head of Marketing and Communications
National School of Government
Sunningdale Park
Larch Avenue
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 0QE
tel. 01344 634818
email: [email address]

If you're not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the National School of Government.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Christopher Mallett
Librarian
National School of Government
Sunningdale Park
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 0QE
tel: +44 (0)1344 634286
fax: +44 (0)1344 634118
email: [email address]

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