The National Archives decision to phase out the OPSI and HMSO brand by 2011

Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following
information regarding the Parliamentary and Health Service
Ombudsman and the decision of The National Archives to phase out
The Office of Public Sector Information, the OPSI brand and the
HMSO brand by 2011 and the impact that the decision will have on
the UK’s policy and implementation with respect to the re-use of
public sector information, namely Statutory Instrument 2005 No.
1515 – the UK transposition of the European Union Directive
2003/98/EC and the right of appeal and complaint.

To assist with this request I refer to the Ombudsman web site at
the following URL where it states that The Office of Public Sector
Information is a public sector body that the Ombudsman can
investigate. (Note: The National Archives is not listed as a public
body that can be investigated as far as I can tell).

http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/can_the_ombu...

The information requested to cover the period from the 1 July 2009
up to the time this request is answered.

Specifically, I need in relation to the phasing out the OPSI brand,
The Office of Public Sector Information and the HMSO brand the
following information:

1. A list of written documents (including emails) received by the
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman from The National
Archives – the list to include date, origin of the document,
position of the submitter (that is Job Title), to whom the document
was addressed (that is Job Title), the subject line of the
document.

2. A list of written documents (including emails) received by the
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman from The Cabinet Office
– the list to include date, origin of the document, position of the
submitter (that is Job Title), to whom the document was addressed
(that is Job Title), the subject line of the document.

3. A list of written documents (including emails) sent by the
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to the National Archives
– the list to include date, position of the author, the position of
the person(s) to whom the document was addressed in The National
Archives, the subject line of the document.

4. A list of written documents (including emails) sent by the
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to the Cabinet Office –
the list to include date, position of the author, the position of
the person(s) to whom the document was addressed in The Cabinet
Office, the subject line of the document.

I would prefer to receive the information electronically.

If the decision is made to withhold some of this information using
exemptions in the Act, I would be grateful if you would please
inform me and cite the exemptions used.

If you need any clarification then please contact me via email.

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.

I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Regards

Christopher Corbin