Information Strategy & modernisation of IT infrastructure

Waiting for an internal review by Office for National Statistics of their handling of this request.

Dear Office for National Statistics,

Page 9 of Making Open Data Real: A Public Consultation[1] refers to “revision of existing Information Strategies to be published in refreshed departmental business plans”. I look forward to the publication of these next year, including that for the ONS.
I would like to have a copy of the ONS' current Information Strategy. Please could you send me a copy, or if the document is already available online then let me know the URL.

The ONS has a current(?) programme or project titled Flex according to the published Programmes and Projects list[2]. Please could you send me the project mandate and any other documents that set out the goals and / or criteria for success of this programme or project.

Yours faithfully,

Tim Bannister

[1] http://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/O...
[2] http://www.ons.gov.uk/about/what-we-do/p...

Office for National Statistics,

I hope you will soon be able to send a full response to my query. If you have some of the information that I asked for, and cannot yet send a full response, please send what you have for now and then respond again with the remainder.

Yours faithfully,

Tim Bannister

Paul Wearn, Office for National Statistics

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Our Reference: FOI01252/Bannister/QE1

Thank you for your email. I am writing to confirm that the Office for
National Statistics has now completed its search for the information which
you requested and a copy of the information is enclosed.

Please note our current Information Strategy is included in our Business
Plan which can be found on our website:
[1]http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/what....
We are currently reviewing this Business Plan so there may be some changes
to our Information Strategy in 2012 to reflect the latest position.
You have the right to have this response to your freedom of information
request reviewed internally by an internal review process and, if you
remain unhappy with the decision, by the Information Commissioner. If you
would like to have the decision reviewed please write to Dennis Roberts,
Office for National Statistics, Room 1214, Government Buildings, Cardiff
Road, Newport, Gwent, NP10 8XG.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,

Paul Wearn LLB (Hons)
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Office for National Statistics

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Dear Paul Wearn,

Thank you for this information. I'd asked for any documents that set out the goals and / or criteria for success of the Flex project.

To clarify my original request: the document you have supplied states that CSF1 is met if “FJS delivers the required solutions to agreed timescales and budget”.
I would ask ONS to tell me the agreed timescales and budget for this project; you can do this by sending me the relevant documents or simply quoting that specific section, so long as you provide these details.

Yours sincerely,

Tim Bannister

Dear Office for National Statistics,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Office for National Statistics's handling of my FOI request 'Information Strategy & modernisation of IT infrastructure'.

I have received a partial response but not all the information that I requested. ONS have not yet explained why I have only received some of the information nor provided an official response to my clarification of 2011-09-23. The relevant legislation makes it clear, I believe, that ONS should already have responded to my request. There is also a presumption in favour of disclosure with the onus on ONS to explain why a request might need to be declined.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/in...

Yours faithfully,

Tim Bannister

FOI Team, Office for National Statistics

Dear Mr Bannister,

Thank you for you email of 29th October 2011 asking for an internal review
of your case. The ONS Internal Reviewer has asked me to write to you to
let you know that such a review is currently underway.
In the interim I am able to provide the following information about the
timescales of the Flex project.

The two key timescales are that

* Complete data centre changes were due to be completed by end March
2011 - this was actually achieved on the 9th April
* Complete workstation changes within the Office to be completed by 14
December 2011.

We are currently in discussions with the business area to see if any
additional information in response to your request with regards to the
budgets and success criteria. I hope to be able to write to you shortly
with a fuller response,

Your Sincerely,

Nicola Shearman

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 Internal review of Freedom of
Information request -
Information Strategy &
modernisation of IT
infrastructure

     Dear Office for National Statistics,
   
    Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
    Information reviews.
   
    I am writing to request an internal review of Office for National
    Statistics's handling of my FOI request 'Information Strategy &
    modernisation of IT infrastructure'.
   
    I have received a partial response but not all the information that
    I requested. ONS have not yet explained why I have only received
    some of the information nor provided an official response to my
    clarification of 2011-09-23. The relevant legislation makes it
    clear, I believe, that ONS should already have responded to my
    request. There is also a presumption in favour of disclosure with
    the onus on ONS to explain why a request might need to be declined.
   
    A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
    available on the Internet at this address:
   
[1]http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/in...
   
    Yours faithfully,
   
    Tim Bannister
   
   
   
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Dear FOI Team,

I'm following up this request which I originally made in 2011. I have received most of the information that I had requested.

Can you tell me the outcome of the internal review? If ONS holds additional information and you are able to provide it, please do.

Yours sincerely,

Tim Bannister