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Your ref:
Our ref: RM 35/15
22 April 2015
Dear Mr Hames and Mr Qui Mai
Your Freedom of Information Act Request
On 23 March 2015, you made the following request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”):
“Dear Treasury Solicitor’s Department,
I would like to ask
Q1. Do you look after your own IT or is it outsourced?
Q2. How much did you pay in last financial year for software licenses?
Q3. How many computers users do you have?
Q4. When do you need to renew the contract with Microsoft for software licenses? What was the value of your last contract per year?
Q5. Do you currently measure software usage versus the number of licenses purchased? If so what is used for software usage metering?
Q6. Do you use a software asset management tool?
Q7. Please also provide details of IT Contracts Managers and any person(s) involved in IT Software procurement.”
The answer is given on behalf of the Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) only and refers to the following locations: One Kemble Street London WC2B 4TS, and part of the 16th Floor of Southern House, Wellesley Grove, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1DY
Q1All ICT within GLD is managed in-house other than Managed Print Service and the Print Room which is outsourced
Q2£678k
Q3800 Thin Clients, 150 Desktops and 800 Laptops
Q4Including the “True Up” in Q3 2014 we spent £249k in the last financial year
Q5Yes we do. We use SCCM
Q6Yes we do. It is SCCM
Q7IT procurement is a shared service provided by Crown Prosecution Services. As the role of IT Contracts Manager is not filled by members of the Senior Civil Service (SCS), this information is withheld from disclosure in reliance on the exemption in section 40(2) of FOIA. The details are of individuals below Senior Civil service level who do not work in public facing roles and would have no expectation that their details would be published.
If you are unhappy with the level of service you have received in relation to your request you may ask for an internal review within two months of the receipt of this response. If you wish to do this you should contact me at the above address. It will help ensure that your complaint is properly considered if when requesting an internal review you also set out the reasons why you are unhappy with the service you have received.
If you are not content with the outcome of an 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
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If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Paul Woods
DRO, FOI/DPA Co-ordinator, Head of Library Services
Operations, Government Legal Department
One Kemble Street, London WC2B 4TS
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