Cuts to FOI Services

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Dear Department for International Trade,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) to ask:

1) Please list cuts made to your department/body between the years 2019-2021.

2) Please list any changes or cuts in the department that deals with FOI requests, or the entity which oversees this function.

3) Please outline if there have been cuts to personnel specifically in relation to those working on FOI teams.

Yours faithfully,

Max Colbert,
The Citizens.

Information Rights Unit, Department for International Trade

DIT ref: FOI2021/04292

Dear Max Colbert

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 5th July.
On behalf of the Department for International Trade (DIT) your request has
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FOI, Department for International Trade

Good afternoon,

 

Thank you for your email, we have reviewed your request and would like to
clarify a few points to make sure we answer in the correct way.

 

Firstly, what specifically do you mean by cuts? Is it cuts to people
(redundancies) or money? Also, does it relate to overall funding to DIT or
internal? Lastly, what do you mean by changes? Is this just to the size /
structure of team, vacancies etc.?

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Kind regards,

 

Information Rights Unit

 

Department for International Trade | Old Admiralty Building | London |
SW1A 2DY

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Dear FOI,

With reference to cuts this would mean both to staff, as in redundancies, and to funding, and to the specific department/s that oversee FOI responses or cover this area.

Changes would refer to size, structure, access to equipment, or anything in this area.

Yours sincerely,

Max Colbert
The Citizens

FOI, Department for International Trade

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Dear Max Colbert,

 

Please see the attached reply to your FOI request (FOI2021/04292).

 

If you have any queries, please contact the Information Rights Unit at
DIT.

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Kind regards,

Department for International Trade | Old Admiralty Building | London |
SW1A 2DY
| E-mail: FOI[1]@trade.gov.uk

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