Responses 2017-18

Month Question Answer
April Information regarding size and purpose of organisation, and IT strategy Information provided where held. Referred to Cabinet Office in respect of IT services
Requested information regarding a recruitment complaint case Sections 36 and 40 applied to request
May Information regarding cyber attacks Referred to Cabinet Office
June Requested to know the total operating budget 2016 and 2017 Information provided
Information regarding maternity and paternity policy Referred to Cabinet Office
Requested hard copies of two Acts of Parliament Information not owned by CSC; referred to MoJ and CPS for assistance
Information regarding payments to celebrities Information provided; no such payments made
July Details of HR Director Information provided
Information regarding IT/information security and GDPR Referred to Cabinet Office
August Requested a copy of Civil Service Commissioners’ Annual Report 1982, and information regarding Fast Stream candidates 1970-1979 Copy of Annual Report provided. Further clarification sought regarding Fast Stream statistics
Information regarding pay and recruitment in Government Legal Service Information not held; referred to GLS
Information regarding Civil Service Fast Stream Referred to Cabinet Office
Requested information regarding security clearance Information not held; referred to own department
September Information regarding Civil Service grading structure Information provided in respect of Cabinet Office
Information regarding nationality of Civil Service employees Information not held; advised that individual departments may hold this information
October No requests received
November Information regarding contracts for PR/social media/stakeholder communications Information provided
Information regarding Senior Civil Servants who previously served in HM Forces Information not held; referred to MoD
Information regarding Civil Service Fast Stream intake Referred to Cabinet Office
Information regarding the most accessed website(s) Referred to Cabinet Office
Information regarding departments’ compliance with the Recruitment Principles Sections 21, 40 and 36 applied to request.
Information regarding sickness figures for the Insolvency Service Information not held; referred to Insolvency Service
December No requests received
January Information regarding compromise agreements and confidentiality clauses Information provided; no such agreements to report
Information regarding commodities contracts and purchasing Referred to Cabinet Office
Information regarding use of social media and Google services Information regarding CSC Twitter account provided.Referred to Cabinet Office re: Google services
Request for evidence of past civil service employment and pension scheme Information not held
February Information regarding reemployment to MoD following dismissal Information not held; referred to MoD
March Information regarding hardware support contracts Referred to Cabinet Office
Information on outsourced courier services Information not held
Information on outsourced courier services Information not held
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