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Special Advisors
Richard Taylor made this Freedom of Information request to Cabinet Office
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From: Richard Taylor
3 June 2010
Dear Cabinet Office,
1. Could you please release details of any cross Government and
departmental caps which have been set on the numbers of special
advisors.
2. Could you please provide the current list of special advisors,
along with their salary bands, specific role, and source of funding
for their salaries.
I would like to remind you of your duty to respond promptly and
would appreciate an explanation if you are unable to respond
substantively "by return".
In the event you reject my request on the basis that the exemption
under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act (Information
Intended for Future Publication) applies could you please:
i/ explicitly assure me of the intention to publish all the
information I have requested and let me know when and where it will
be published.
ii/ explain how the public interest is served by your rejection.
Many thanks,
--
Richard Taylor
Cambridge
http://www.rtaylor.co.uk
Cabinet Office
10 June 2010
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CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI301549
Dear Mr Taylor,
Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
04/06/2010 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
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Richard Taylor left an annotation (10 June 2010)
A written ministerial statement from the Cabinet Office was published on the 10th of June. It lists the names of the special advisers in post at 10 June 2010, including each special adviser’s pay band, and actual salary where this is £58,200 or higher:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom...
From: Richard Taylor
2 July 2010
Dear Cabinet Office,
Your response to my FOI request which you allocated reference
number FOI301549 is now overdue.
Could you please let me know why you have been unable to meet the
requirements of the Freedom of Information Act with respect to this
request and tell me when you expect to be able to reply
substantively.
Regards,
--
Richard Taylor
Cambridge
http://www.rtaylor.co.uk
Cabinet Office
2 July 2010
Dear Mr Taylor
Please find attached the reply to your recent FOI request.
Yours sincerely
Sally Pugh
Sally Pugh
Senior Policy Adviser
Propriety and Ethics Team
Cabinet Office
Tel: 020 7276 3968
GTN: 276 3968
Fax: 020 7276 2495
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Richard Taylor left an annotation ( 2 July 2010)
The response given indicates there is no overall cap on the number of special advisors. (Though the relevant section ion the Ministerial Code is cited)
I have been told that "Special advisers are paid from departmental funds".
Richard Taylor left an annotation ( 2 July 2010)
Article on Nick Clegg's 2009 statement:
"Special Advisors will not be paid for by the taxpayer"
http://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/06/s...
D. Speers left an annotation ( 3 July 2010)
Obviously there are anomalies between the FOI response and Nick Gleggs speech.
Special advisors must be held to account as the learning in any system is taken from the top down approach and if there is a Propriety and Ethics Team then lets see evidence of this!
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Richard Taylor left an annotation ( 3 June 2010)
http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2...
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said the journalists should wait and see what was in the announcement which would be made "soon".
I made this request as I didn't think the official spokesman's response to the journalist's questions was in the interests of openness and transparency and thought a formal, written request for the information might help prompt its timely release.
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Richard Taylor
Cambridge
http://www.rtaylor.co.uk
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