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Our Ref: FOI 10/402

Dear C. Graham

RE: REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your enquiry which we received on 20th September.


I confirm that your request is being handled under the Freedom of
Information Act and you should receive a reply within 20 working days
from our date of receipt.

If you need to contact us again about this request, please quote the
reference number above.

Yours Sincerely

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Dear C Graham

I am writing to advise you that we are unlikely to be able to reply to
your FOIA request (which asks for the MHRA's 'Schedule of Contracts')
within the 20 days deadline. This is because the MHRA does not have a
register of contracts which details the information you have requested.
Each Division of the MHRA has responsibility for managing its own
contracts rather than there being a single division responsible for the
centralised control of contracts. I have therefore asked each Division
to supply me with the information you have requested: once I have all
the returns I will collate their responses and forward them to you.

I note your comment about a legal requirement for public bodies to have
a register of contracts. My understanding is that although such a
register is desirable, and the MHRA is exploring the best way of
compiling one and publishing it within our Publication Scheme, it is not
a legal requirement at present.

I apologise for the delay, and I hope to be able to give a substantive
reply to your request shortly.

Yours faithfully

Martin Bagwell
Policy Division
MHRA

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Dear C Graham

I am still collating the information you requested. In the meantime, you
might find this page, recently added to the MHRA website, of interest to
you:

http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Aboutus/Transpare...
ons/Spendover25K/index.htm

Best wishes

Martin Bagwell

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Dear C Graham

I apologise for the delay, but I have been out of the office for much of
last week. I attach what we have collated to date. Please note that I am
still awaiting information from one part of the Agency, so there will be
a further response to come to complete our reply to your request. Please
also note that the values of some contacts have been withheld as they
are soon to be renegotiated, and therefore it is our view that to
release details at this time would run the risk of compromising those
negotiations. The details have therefore been withheld under section 43
(information the release of which would cause commercial harm). I have
considered the public interest in releasing the withheld information,
but in this case have concluded that the public interest in maintaining
exemption 43 of the FOI Act is greater than any public information in
release.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to
your original letter and should be addressed to: [contact name and
address]
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.

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Best wishes

Martin Bagwell
Policy Division
MHRA

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