The Working Group

john o'sullivan made this Freedom of Information request to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

1 follower

The request was partially successful.

Dear Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,Can you please supply the dates this group has met since it was first formed?How closely do these dates fit with the quarterly figure a Select Committee was told in 25 Oct 2019?Who has responsiblity of the frequency of the meetings of this group,BEIS,POL or the NFSP?Who has responsibilty for keeping SPM's informed of what transpires,BEIS,POL or the NFSP?Who has responsibility for letting MP's such as Trudy Harrison know the information she is telling her constituents is incorrect(31 Aug 2022 to Elaine Houston)?

Yours faithfully,

john o'sullivan

BEIS ref: FOI2022/21974

Dear Mr O'Sullivan

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 21st
September. Your request has been passed on to the appropriate official at
the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to
process.

Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and
we will reply at the latest by 19th October.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
Rights & Records Unit at BEIS. Please remember to quote the reference
number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,

Information Rights & Records Unit

FOI2022 21974 response letter.pdf

50K Download View as HTML

Dear Mr O'Sullivan

Attached is a response to your information request, reference FOI2022/21974.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information Rights & Records Unit at BEIS.

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

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights & Records Unit

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Upper Ground
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
www.gov.uk/beis

FOI2022 21974 Working Group Meeting Dates.pdf

50K Download View as HTML

Dear Mr O’Sullivan

Please find attached the response to your information request, reference
FOI2022/21974.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
Rights & Records Unit at BEIS.

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

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights & Records Unit

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Upper Ground

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0ET

[1]www.gov.uk/beis

References

Visible links
1. http://www.gov.uk/beis

Dear FOI Requests,Thank you for a reply.You attend these meetings,do you arrange them or do you get invited along?If you are invited who extends the invitation?If it is yourselves why are they not quarterly and why has the House and MP's not been informed of the change?

Yours sincerely,

john o'sullivan

BEIS ref: FOI2022/23621

Dear Mr O'Sullivan

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 6th
October. Your request has been passed on to the appropriate official at
the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to
process.

Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and
we will reply at the latest by 3rd November.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
Rights & Records Unit at BEIS. Please remember to quote the reference
number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,

Information Rights & Records Unit

Dear John O’Sullivan,

Thank you for your email of 6 October, about the working group between the
National Federation of SubPostmasters, Post Office and Government.

The working group was set up in 2019 to provide a forum for
representatives from the three bodies to discuss topical issues related to
the Post Office. The group was set up to meet quarterly but due to the
pandemic and other priorities, this has not always proved possible and we
no longer refer to the group meeting quarterly. The working group meeting
dates are agreed between the three parties and the invitation for the
meeting is coordinated by BEIS.

Thank you again for taking the time to get in touch.

Yours sincerely,

BEIS CORRESPONDENCE UNIT

Dear BEIS Correspondence,Thank you for a reply.Can you please say on what date it was decided the Group would not meet quarterly and how that information would be shared?Can you also say who of the three participants is responsible for sharing with the SPM's what is being discussed?

Yours sincerely,

john o'sullivan

Thank you for your email. This mailbox is for MP and Peer correspondence
and internal departmental enquiries only.

For MP and Peer correspondence, our performance standard is to respond to
80% within 15 working days.

For general enquiries, the [1]Gov.uk website is the best place to find up
to date information on all government services.

The following information provides contact details to a number of topics
of common interest, including energy advice, business support, employment
issues, and company registration.

[2]Simple Free Government advice service for information on national home energy
Energy Advice efficiency schemes and local initiatives operating in your area. They may be
Helpline contacted on 0800 444 202
Citizens Free energy advice and support, including guidance for those struggling to pay
Advice Energy their bills, is available on 0808 223 113 or 0808 223 1144 (Welsh language).
Consumer
Helpline

More information is available online at:

[3]www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/energy/get-energy-advice/.

[4]Business Information on the range of support the Government can provide to help
Support businesses may be accessed by calling: 0800 998 1098 (Monday to Friday).
Helpline

The Office for For information on the regulations for manufactured goods, CE/UKCA marking,
Product Safety OPSS may be contacted on: 0121 345 1201.
and Standards
(OPSS) Their email address is [5][email address], or
[6][email address].

More information is also available online at:

[7]www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-product-safety-and-standards.

Acas Businesses and employees can obtain advice on individual employment issues by
contacting Acas on: 0300 123 1100 (Monday to Friday).

More information is also available online at:

[8]www.acas.org.uk/contact.

The The IPO is the official UK body responsible for intellectual property (IP)
Intellectual rights including patents, designs, trademarks, and copyright. They may be
Property contacted on 0300 300 2000.
Office (IPO)
More information is also available online at:

[9]www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office.
[10]Companies Companies House incorporate and dissolve limited companies. They also register
House company information and make it available to the public. They may be contacted
on 0303 1234 500.

More information is also available online at:

[11]www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house.

Information The ICO uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by
Commissioner's public bodies and data privacy for individuals. They may be contacted on 0303
Office 123 1113.

More information is available online at:

[12]ico.org.uk/for-organisations/.

UK Space The UK Space Agency is responsible for the United Kingdom’s civil space
Agency programme. Further information, including how to apply for funding, may be
found here:

[13]www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency.

The Met Office The Met Office is the UK’s national weather service. It provides weather and
climate-related services to the Armed Forces, government departments, the
public, civil aviation, shipping, industry, agriculture, and commerce. More
information may be found here: [14]www.metoffice.gov.uk.

The The CMA is the competition regulator in the United Kingdom. Further
Competition information, including how to raise a consumer issue, may be found here:
and Markets
Authority [15]www.gov.uk/government/organisations/competition-and-markets-authority.
(CMA)

Ofgem Ofgem is an independent energy regulator. Further information, including the
process to raise a complaint about an energy supplier, may be found here:
[16]www.ofgem.gov.uk.

Thank you

References

25501.pdf

101K Download View as HTML

Dear John O’Sullivan,

Please find attached our response to your recent enquiry.

Regards,

BEIS CORRESPONDENCE UNIT

Dear BEIS Correspondence,Thank you for a reply.Some MP's believe these meetings are still quarterly,can they be given the correct gen?How do the SPM's know what has been discussed at the increasingly infrequent meetings-are you, POL or the NFSP charged with keeping them informed or are none of you?

Yours sincerely,

john o'sullivan

TOB2023 00856.docx

87K Download View as HTML

Dear John O'sullivan,

Please find attached our response to your recent enquiry.

Regards,

Kirsty Wallace

1 follower

Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. Donate and support our work.

Donate Now

WhatDoTheyKnow

The Working Group

1 Attachment

1 Attachment

1 Attachment

1 Attachment

We work to defend the right to FOI for everyone

Act on what you've learnt

Requests like this

Horizon Historic Shortfall Scheme

Seat on the Board Vote

Seat on the Board vote

Seat on the Board Cost

PO QC Court Statement

Mails segregation Bonus scheme

Post Office Horizon Trial

The working Group meeting dates

POL Private Prosecutions of SPM based on Horizon Evidence

Branch Losses Data searches

WhatDoTheyKnow