National Careers Service Payment By Results

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Dear Skills Funding Agency,

Could you provide any information you hold relating to:

1) Risk assessment or feasibility studies for utilising a payment by results contract for the National Careers Service.

2) Any documentation covering feasibility studies, held minutes etc relating to proposals for future withdrawl of a face to face careers advice to adults.

Many Thanks

Yours faithfully,

C Norris

Russel Bailey, Skills Funding Agency

Dear C Norris

I am writing to confirm receipt of your requests for information. The Chief Executive of Skills Funding is not a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, but will seek to handle your requests in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

You have requested any information held relating to:

1. Risk assessment or feasibility studies for utilising a payment by results contract for the National Careers Service.

2. Any documentation covering feasibility studies, held minutes etc relating to proposals for future withdrawl of a face to face careers advice to adults.

We will respond on or before 17 December in accordance with the Act.

Yours sincerely

Russel Bailey
Head of Records and Rights
Skills Funding Agency

Russel Bailey, Skills Funding Agency

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Dear C Norris

I am responding to your requests for information. The Chief Executive of Skills Funding is not a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, but will seek to handle your requests in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

You have requested any information held relating to:

1. Risk assessment or feasibility studies for utilising a payment by results contract for the National Careers Service.

2. Any documentation covering feasibility studies, held minutes etc relating to proposals for future withdrawl of a face to face careers advice to adults.

1. Risk assessment or feasibility studies for utilising a payment by results contract for the National Careers Service.

2. Any documentation covering feasibility studies, held minutes etc relating to proposals for future withdrawal of a face to face careers advice to adults.

With regard to request (1), the Agency has identified no information held which specifically bears the title of feasibility study or risk assessment, or is described in these terms. However, the attached information, which it holds, is supplied by way of assistance.

With regard to the attached “Concept Viability” report, whilst we would not consider this to be a ‘feasibility study’ or ‘risk assessment’, it includes information where contributions to the report might reasonably fall within the scope of identifying matters relating to feasibility or risk.

The accompanying PowerPoint presenttaion is held in relation to a Funding Model workshop held where information was collected for the Report.

Copyright in the attcahed Intellect Concept Viability Report is held by TechUK (formerly Intellect). Access to the data is provided in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, but we would recommend that you contact TechUK regarding any proposed re-use of the information.

Contact details for that organisation are published on their website here:

http://www.techuk.org/contact

The Agency does not hold any information under request 2.

Yours sincerely

Russel Bailey

Head of Records and Rights
Skills Funding Agency

Russel Bailey, Skills Funding Agency

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PowerPoint presentation attachment