FOI release

FOI2021-06041 Technologies in use

Published 1 December 2021

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Dear

I am writing in response to your email dated 1st June 2021 requesting the following information:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could I request the following information?

Question 1

Please advise what technologies (including version) you use for

  • HR
  • Payroll
  • L&D
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Contact Centre

Question 2

Please advise if any of the following services are outsourced to third parties, and if so, when does the contract end?

  • HR
  • Payroll
  • L&D
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Contact Centre

I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

In response to your queries, I have completed a search for the information within the Defence Electronics & Components Agency (DECA), and I can confirm that we do hold information in scope of your request

Question 1

The information you have requested falls within scope of absolute exemption S31(1)(a) (crime prevention) of the FOIA and has been withheld. This exemption is engaged because releasing the information will prejudice the prevention of crime by facilitating the possibility of a criminal offence being carried out. Hacking into an IT system is a criminal offence. Section 31 is an absolute exemption and is not subject to a Public Interest Test.

Question 2

Please advise if any of the following services are outsourced to third parties, and if so, when does the contract end?

  • HR - In house

  • Payroll - Partly outsourced to CGI Limited. Contract end date Q3 2021

  • L&D - In house

  • Finance - In house

  • Procurement - In house

  • Contact Centre - N/A

If you are not satisfied with this response or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of your request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal resolution is not possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB or by e-mailing CIO-FOI-IR@mod.uk). Please note that any request for an internal review must be made within 40 working days of the date on which the attempt to reach informal resolution has ended.

If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD internal review process is complete. You can find further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner on the Commissioner’s website.

Regards

DECA FOI

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