Desks etc

Dear Mr Haddon,

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David Wilson
Business Assurance Manager
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Belfast. BT1 3BG.
T. +44 (0) 28 90 261282
F. +44 (0) 28 90 261226
E. [email address]
www.ccea.org.uk

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Dear Mr Haddon,

I am responding to the following request submitted by you via email on 14th December 2018 which I am dealing with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 :

“I noticed skips full of desks etc. around buildings occupied by you. Can you tell me:- Are these your skips? Why you are dumping the stuff? Why the stuff has not been given to others like community groups or donated to charity?

Please share with me your decision making process regarding this.

Please detail how many items of things such as office furniture (desks, chairs, storage cabinets etc.), IT equipment (PCs, screens, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, printers etc.) have been dumped in the last 2 years.”

I can confirm that following regular asset condition assessments, CCEA have disposed of the following office furniture in the past 2 years :

26 desks
11 wooden cabinets
10 operators chairs
10 filing cabinets
20 chairs
4 notice boards
1 Tambour unit

All of the above material was broken and not fit to be reused.

I can also confirm that following regular asset condition assessments, CCEA have disposed of the following computer and related ICT equipment in the past 2 years :

Item TypeQuantity

Base Unit103
Server39
Laptop30
Monitor152
Laser Printer14
Inkjet Printer1
Network Units15
Scanner5
UPS1
Hard Disks - Loose686
Media - Tapes228
Media - CD or Floppy88
Mobile Phone/PDA1

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David Wilson
Business Assurance Manager
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Belfast. BT1 3BG.
T. +44 (0) 28 90 261282
F. +44 (0) 28 90 261226
E. [email address]
www.ccea.org.uk

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