FOI release

FOI22/23-131 - IT structure

Updated 30 May 2023

Our ref: FOI22/23- 131

Date: 07 February 2023

Re: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request

Thank you for your email of 19 January in which you requested from the Insolvency Service:

In relation to the Freedom of Information Act please can you reply with structure charts listing all managers for the following department and any direct lines for the departments.

IT and information infrastructure & Education

Your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

I can confirm the agency holds the information that you have requested and I have provide you with a copy of the organisational chart for our Digital Technology Services (DTS) directorate.

The names and contact details of staff has been redacted because it constitutes personal data and is therefore exempt from disclosure under s40(2) of the FOIA.

Personal data can only be released if to do so would not contravene any of the data protection principles set out in Article 5(1) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation. This is an absolute exemption and does not require a public interest test.

In the case of the personal information contained in the attached document, the individuals to whom the information relates would not have reasonably expected the information to be released outside of the Insolvency Service. I also do not consider that disclosure to the general public is necessary for the purposes of transparency in relation to how the agency is structured.

As such, the legitimate interests in releasing the information do not outweigh the rights and interests of these individuals. The release of the requested personal information in this instance would be unlawful and therefore in contravention of the lawfulness principle at Article 5(1)(a) of the UK GDPR.

Complaints

If you are not satisfied with this response and would like us to reconsider our decision by way of an internal review (IR) please contact our Information Rights Team at [email protected] or by post at:

Information Rights Team

The Insolvency Service

3rd Floor

Cannon House

18 Priory Queensway

Birmingham

B4 6FD

United Kingdom

You also have the right to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you wish for them to investigate any complaint you may have regarding our handling of your request. However, please note that the ICO is likely to expect an IR to have been completed in the first instance.

Kind regards

Information Rights Team

The Insolvency Service

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Official receivers and the Adjudicator are Data Controllers in respect of personal data processed by the Insolvency Service. For the details about how personal data is processed by the agency, please see the full Insolvency Service Personal Information Charter here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/insolvency-service/about/personal-information-charter