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FOI disclosure 2024

FOI disclosure 2024
Reply sent Request and Response
March 2024

Request

This is an information request relating to staff networks.

Please include the following information for the following years, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23:

  • A list of all the staff networks at the organisation
  • Whether each network receives internal funding and, if so, how much (please express annually for the last four financial years)
  • How much FTE equivalent staff time each network is entitled to. For example, a staff network may have a chair who's entitled to spend 10% of their working hours devoted to the network (please express annually for the last three financial years)
  • A list of events that each network has held in this financial year so far (April to the present day), including the title of the event, information on any guest speakers and the time of the event

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

Response

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

We confirm that the information you requested is held by UKSC. The responses to your questions are laid out in numbered points below.

  1. UKSC is a very small non-ministerial department and while we provide access to wider networks, we do not have any specific networks within our organisation.
  2. No funding for any networks is provided by UKSC.
  3. N/A
  4. N/A
March 2024

Request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information on social media expenditure. Please may you provide me with:

The amount of money paid by your organisation to social media influencers each year for the last five years.

Please provide the information in the form of a table.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.

Response

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

We can confirm that we hold the information that you have requested.

The UK Supreme Court has paid £0 to social media influencers in the past five years.

February 2024

Request

Contract 1 - Telephony/Voice Services (Analogue, ISDN VOIP, SIP etc)

1.Telephony/Voice Services Provider- Please can you provide me with the name of the supplier for each contract.

2.Telephony/Voice Services - Contract Renewal Date- please provide day, month and year (month and year are also acceptable). If this is a rolling contract, please provide me with the rolling date of the contract. If there is more than one supplier, please split the renewal dates up into however many suppliers

3.Telephony/Voice Services - Contract Duration- the number of years the contract is for each provider, please also include any contract extensions.

4.Telephony/Voice Services - Type of Lines - Please can you split the type of lines per each supplier? PSTN, Analogue, SIP, ISDN, VOIP

5.Telephony/Voice Services Number of Lines / Channels / SIP Trunks- Please can you split the number of lines per each supplier? SIP trunks/connections, PSTN, Analogue, ISDN

Contract 2 - Incoming and Outgoing of call services.

6.Minutes/Landline Provider- Supplier's name (NOT Mobiles) if there is no information available, please can you provide further insight into why?

7.Minutes/Landline Contract Renewal Date- please provide day, month and year (month and year is also acceptable). If this is a rolling contract, please provide me with the rolling date of the contract.

8.Minutes Landline Monthly Spend- Monthly average spend on calls for each provider. An estimate or average is acceptable. If SIP services, please provide me with the cost of services per month.

9.Minute's Landlines Contract Duration- the number of years the contract is for each provider, please also include any contract extensions.

10.Number of Extensions- Please state the number of telephone extensions the organisation currently has. An estimate or average is acceptable.

Contract 3 - The organisation's broadband provider.

11.Broadband Provider- Supplier's name if there is not information available, please can you provide further insight into why?

12.Broadband expiry l Date- please provide day, month, and year (month and year is also acceptable). If this is a rolling contract, please provide me with the rolling date of the contract. If there is more than one supplier, please split the expiry dates up into however many suppliers

13.Broadband Annual Average Spend- Annual average spend for each broadband provider. An estimate or average is acceptable.

Contract 4 - Contracts relating to Wide Area Network [WAN] services, this could also include HSCN network services.

14. WAN Provider- please provide me with the main supplier(s) if there is no information available, please can you provide further insight into why?

15.WAN Contract expiry Date- please provide day, month, and year (month and year are also acceptable). If this is a rolling contract, please provide me with the rolling date of the contract. If there is more than one supplier, please split the expiry dates up into however many suppliers

16.Contract Description: Please can you provide me with a brief description for each contract

17.The number of sites: Please state the number of sites the WAN covers. Approx. will do.

18. WAN Annual Average Spend- Annual average spend for each WAN provider. An estimate or average is acceptable.

19.For each WAN contract can you please provide me with information on how this was procured, especially around those procurement that used frameworks, please provide me with the framework reference.

20.Internal Contact: please can you send me their full contact details including contact number and email and job title for all the contracts above.

Response

We can confirm that we hold the information you have requested. We have addressed each question numerically, below, in the four contract sections you provided.

Contract 1 - Telephony/Voice Services (Analogue, ISDN VOIP, SIP etc)

1.Virgin

2. We are currently on a rolling yearly contract.

3. Contract Duration- 12 months

4. Type of Lines â€" PSTN line

5. 78 x UCMX 500 (Unified Comms MS Rental â€" Skype for business)

Contract 2 - Incoming and Outgoing of call services.

6. BT

7. This is a rolling contract which is billed on the 23rd of each month.

8. £317.00

9. This is a rolling contract.

10. Estimated figure is 70.

Contract 3 - The organisation's broadband provider.

11. Virgin

12. 02/12/2024

13. £11,120

Contract 4 - Contracts relating to Wide Area Network [WAN] services, this could also include HSCN network services.

14. N/A

15. N/A

16. N/A

17. N/A

18. N/A

19. N/A

20. Internal Contact: ict@supremecourt.uk

February 2024

Request

1. When was your last networking (LAN, Core & Edge refresh, and when is the next refresh planned?

1a. What would you like to improve upon in your next refresh?

1b. Could you please confirm the supplier for your current contract and the vendor that you are using ?

2. When was your last Wi-Fi refresh, and when is the next refresh planned?

2a. What would you like to improve upon in your next refresh?

2b. Could you please confirm the supplier for your current contract and the vendor that you are using ?

3. When was your last telephony or Unified Communications refresh, and when is the next refresh planned?

3a. What would you like to improve upon in your next refresh?

3b. Could you please confirm the supplier for your current contract and the vendor that you are using ?

4. Do you currently use SD-WAN or SASE, if not it this something that you are planning to do?

4a. If yes, could you please confirm the supplier for your current contract and the vendor that you are using ?

5. How many users do you currently have in your contact centre?

5a. What would you like to improve upon with your contact centre

5b. Could you please confirm the supplier for your current contract and the vendor that you are using?

Response

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

We confirm that the information requested is part held by the UK Supreme Court. The responses to your questions are laid out in numbered points below.

1. The Supreme Court is currently in the process of refreshing our network and do not plan to do so again for the coming future.

1a. Information not held.

1b. The Supreme Court is working with PSTG, Cisco, Juniper, and Dell.

2. The last refresh was January 6th, and our next refresh will be in 5 years' time.

2a. Information not held.

2b. The Supreme Court does not have a contract agreement as all of our infrastructure and network is controlled and improved by the 'In house' IT team, however, at times we do work with suppliers on particular projects if needed.

3. The last refresh was in 2016 and we have a refresh planned in February-March to upgrade to Teams.

3a. In the next refresh we are moving to a new system while also improving the functionality, usability, resilience, and hardware of the system.

3b. Arrow.

4. The Supreme Court does not use these.

4a. Information not held.

5. The Supreme Court does not have a contact centre.

5a. Information not held.

5b. Information not held.

February 2024

Request

Can you please let me have a copy of the current stock list of the Supreme Court Library, meaning what
A. Books and
B. Periodicals
the Library currently holds.

Response

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

We can confirm that we hold the information that you have requested.

Please find attached a copy of the Library's print holdings as at 15 February 2024. Both textbooks and periodicals are included in the same A-Z title list. It only shows what material we have available in print format. There is also a link to our library catalogue on the first page which can be consulted to show what material we hold in electronic form.

Library title catalogue

February 2024

Request

I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding information related to the organisation's gas and electricity contracts, as well as details on the energy management system.

Please acknowledge this request within the legally required timeframe.

** Gas and Electricity Contracts: **

1. Energy Provider

2. Annual Spend for each provider for the past 3 financial years.

3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions)

4. Contract start date

5. Contract Expiry Date

6. Contract Review Dates

7. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title

8. Total Consumption of Gas, please provide me with the latest figure in cubic metres.

9. Total Consumption of Electricity (NHH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.

10. Total Consumption of Electricity (HH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.

11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title at the very least

Energy Management System Provider

1. Annual Spend

2. Contract Duration (Including any extensions)

3. Contract Expiry Date

4. Contract start date

5. Contract Review Date

6. Contract Description â€" A description of the services provided.

7. Brand of the software

8. Total number of meter points for electricity:

a. Non-Half Hourly (NHH) meter points

Half Hourly (HH) meter points

9. Total number of Gas meter points

10. Total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids

11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title

Response

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

We confirm that the information you requested is held by the UK Supreme Court. The responses to your questions are laid in corresponding numbered points below.

1. The Supreme Court's energy providers are EDF and Total Energies.

2. The annual spend for the past three financial years was as follows:

Electricity

  • 2022/23: £141,000
  • 2021/22: £95,985
  • 2020/21: £84,000

Gas

  • 2022/23: £23,500
  • 2021/22: £17,239
  • 2020/21: £15,391

3. The contract duration is 4 years with no extensions.

4. The contract start dates were:

  • EDF: 01/04/2020
  • Total Energies: 01/04/2022

5. The contract expiry dates are:

  • EDF: 31/04/2024
  • Total Energies: 31/03/2026

6. There are no contract review dates.

7. The person responsible for these contracts is:

Sam Clark
Director of Corporate Services
sam.clark@supremecourt.uk

8. The total consumption of gas is 480,129 cubic metres per annum.

9. The total consumption of electricity (NHH) for the last three financial years was as follows:

  • 2022/23: 606,862 kwh
  • 2021/22: 586,520 kwh
  • 2020/21: 514,610 kwh

10. The Supreme Court's metres do not record Half Hourly (HH) figures.

11. The person responsible for these contracts is:

Sam Clark
Director of Corporate Services
sam.clark@supremecourt.uk

Energy Management System Contracts

1. The annual spend is £5,940.

2. The contract duration is 1 year.

3. The contract expiry date is November 2024.

4. The contract start date was November 2023.

5. The contract review date is October 2024.

6. The Court has a PPM package on the Hardware that provides the data points to the software.

7. The software brand is Trend.

8. The total number of meter points for electricity are:

a. NHH: 3

b. HH: 0

9. There is one gas meter point.

10. There are zero meter points for specialist gases and liquids.

11. The person responsible for this contract is:

Sam Clark
Director of Corporate Services
sam.clark@supremecourt.uk

January 2024

Request

I wish to make an FOI request. Please provide me with the following information for the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23.

All expenditure made by your organisation, in every facet of its operations and purview, on translation, interpretation, and language services.

Please provide the aggregated total spent by your organisation and then, if possible, please provide this broken down by particular function for which the service was carried out.

Response

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

We confirm that the information you requested is held by the UK Supreme Court. The information is laid out below by financial year.

2020/21: £0
2021/22: £480
2022/23: £700