These contacts can provide advice to enquirers on the sorts of information which departments will provide, as well as referring more detailed queries to specialist divisions. The internet websites for those departments, agencies, and other public bodies mentioned in this report are also set out below. Websites for many other public bodies can be found at http://www.ukonline.gov.uk
Cabinet Office
http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk
Tessa Stirling
Cabinet Office
Room 4.36b
Admiralty Arch
North Entrance
The Mall
London SW1A 2WH
Tel: 020 7276 6326
Fax: 020 7276 6337
Email
Constitutional Affairs, Department for (formerly the Lord Chancellor's Department)
http://www.dca.gov.uk
Katy Draper
Lord Chancellor's Department
Open Government Unit
9th Floor
Selborne House
54-60 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6QW
Tel: 020 7210 8533
Fax: 020 7210 8566
Email
Culture Media & Sport, Department for
http://www.culture.gov.uk
Ms F Montgomery
DCMS
Information Centre
Lower Ground Floor
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH
Tel: 020 7211 6200
Fax: 020 7211 6032
Email
Defence, Ministry of
http://www.mod.uk
Info-Access2
Room 830
St Giles Court
1-13 St Giles High Street
London WC2H 8LD
Tel: 020 7807 8532
Fax: 020 7218 9158
Email
Education & Skills, Department for
http://www.dfes.gov.uk
Public Enquiry Unit
Department for Education & Skills
Castle View House
East Lane
Runcorn WA7 2GJ
Tel: 0870 000 2288
Fax: 01928 794 248
Email
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for
http://www.defra.gov.uk
DEFRA
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR
Tel: 020 7238 6575
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
http://www.fco.gov.uk
Mike Percy
Records & Historical Department
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
London SW1A 2PA
Tel: 020 7008 1140
Fax: 020 7008 1114
Email
Health, Department of
http://www.doh.gov.uk/ogcop.htm
Derek Dudley
Freedom of Information Unit
Department of Health
Room 363C Skipton House
80 London Rd
London SE1 6LH
Tel: 020 7972 5327
Fax: 020 7972 6560
Email
Home Office
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk
John Hughes
Information Access Manager
Records Management Services
Room T 161
50, Queen Anne's Gate
London SW1H 9AT
Tel: 020 7273 2002
Fax: 020 7273 3592
Email
International Development, Department for
http://www.dfid.gov.uk
Frank Rankin
Department for International Development
Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride G75 8EA
Tel: 01355 843393
Email
Trade & Industry, Department of
http://www.dti.gov.uk
Graham Rowlinson
Open Government & Data Protection Unit
Department of Trade & Industry
Room LG139
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 6452/6226
Fax: 020 7215 5713
Email
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Transport, Department for
http://www.dft.gov.uk
http://www.odpm.gov.uk
Martin Harding
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Strategy and Management Division
D/06, Ashdown House
Hastings TN37 7GA
Tel: 020 7944 8583
Email
HM Treasury
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Kate Jenkins
Information Gateway Team
HM Treasury
Parliament St
London SW1P 3AG
Tel: 020 7270 6408
Fax: 020 7451 7503
Email
Work & Pensions, Department for
http://www.dwp.gov.uk
Charles Cushing
Information Management Policy
2nd Floor Adelphi House
1-11 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6HT
Tel: 020 7962 8581
Fax: 020 7962 8321
Email
Northern Ireland Office
http://www.nio.gov.uk
Jane McNeill
Northern Ireland Office
Central Management Unit
Stormont House Annexe
Stormont Estate
Belfast BT4 3ST
Tel: 02890 527 066
Fax: 02890 527 050
Email
Scotland Office, Department for Constitutional Affairs
http://www.scottishsecretary.gov.uk
Jessica Barr
Scotland Office
Meridian Court
5 Cadogan St
Glasgow
G2 6AT
Tel: 0141 242 5953
Email
Wales Office, Department for Constitutional Affairs
http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk
Yudit CollardTreml
Wales Office
Gwydyr House
Whitehall
London SW1A 2ER
Tel: 020 7270 0583
Email
Other Organisations
Central Office of Information
http://www.coi.gov.uk
John Ellery
Head of Personnel
COI
Hercules Road
London
SE1 7DU
Tel 020 7261 8606
Fax 020 7261 9129
Email
Charity Commission
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk
Martin Rayment
Charity Commission
Harmsworth House
13-15 Bouverie Street
London EC4Y 8DP
Tel: 020 7674 2413
Fax: 020 7674 2300
Email
Companies House
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Judith Chainey
Companies House
Policy and Planning team
Crown Way
Cardiff CF14 3UZ
Tel: 029 2038 0616
Fax: 029 2038 0149
Email
Court Service
http://www.courtservice.gov.uk
Richard Kirby
Departmental Records Officer
Court Service
Room 2.02 Southside
105 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6QT
Tel: 020 7210 2018
Fax: 020 7210 1849
Email
HM Customs & Excise
http://www.hmce.gov.uk
John Oxenford
HM Customs and Excise
Ground Floor
New Kings Beam House
22 Upper Ground
London SE1 9PJ
Tel: 020 7865 5089
Email
Jobcentre Plus
Level 6 Caxton House
Tothill St
London
SW1H 9NA
Tel: 020 7273 6102
Employment Tribunals Service
http://www.ets.gov.uk
ETS Public Enquiry Line
Employment Tribunal Service
100 Southgate Street
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 2AQ
Tel: 0845 795 9775
Fax: 01284 766334
English Nature
http://www.english-nature.org.uk
John Creedy
English Nature
Northminster House
Peterborough
PE1 1UA
Tel: 01733 455098
Fax: 01733 455326
Email
Environment Agency
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Chris Jarvis
Environment Agency
Rivers house
Waterside Drive
Aztec West
Almondsbury
Bristol
BS12 4UD
Tel: 01454 878577
Email
Food Standards Agency
http://www.food.gov.uk
Dr Stephen Johnson
Head of Corporate Secretariat Branch
CSCI Division
Room 621 B
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6HN
Tel: 020 7276 8000
Fax: 020 7276 8004
Email
Forestry Commission
http://www.forestry.gov.uk
Debbie Weston
Secretariat
Forestry Commission
231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh EH12 7AT
Tel: 0131 314 6423
Fax: 0131 316 4891
Email
Government Office for the Regions
See Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Health & Safety Executive
http://www.hse.gov.uk
HSE Information Centre
Broad Lane
Sheffield S3 7HQ
Fax: 0114 289 2333
(written enquiries only)
HSE Infoline
Tel: 0541 545500
Email
(other enquiries)
Highways Agency
http://www.highways.gov.uk
Richard Hodson
Highways Agency
1st Floor Albion House
Lime Street
Bedford
MK 40 1DL
Tel: 01234 796 834 or 01727 730 768
Email
Information Commissioner
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
WILMSLOW
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Switchboard: 01625 545 700
Information Line: 01625 545 745
Notification Helpline: 01625 545 740
Email
To Notify: http://www.dpr.gov.uk
Inland Revenue
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
John Sharpe
Inland Revenue
West Wing
Somerset House
The Strand
London
WC2R 1LB
Tel: 020 7438 7812
Fax: 020 7438 7752
Email
Insolvency Service
http://www.insolvency.gov.uk
David Swarts
The Insolvency Service
Headquarters Secretariat
Area 5.4
21 Bloomsbury Street
London WC1B 3QW
Tel: 020 7637 6568
Fax: 020 7291 6713
Email
HM Land Registry
http://www.landreg.gov.uk
Mick Lewis
Room 212A
HM Land Registry
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PH
Tel: 020 7917 5981
Fax: 020 7917 5936
Email
Legal Services Commission
http://www.legalservices.gov.uk
Jacquie Elliott
Information Compliance Manager
Secretariat
Legal Services Commission
12 Roger Street
London WC1N 2JL
Tel: 020 759 1140
Fax: 020 759 1190
Email
More information on publicly funded civil legal services can be found at http://www.justask.org.uk, the website of the Community Legal Service
Medicines Control Agency
http://www.mca.gov.uk
The Information Centre
Wing 10-2
Medicines Control Agency
1, Nine Elms Lane
London SW8 5NQ
Central Enquiry Point: 020 7273 0000
Fax: 020 7273 0353
Email
National Savings & Investments
http://www.nationalsavings.co.uk
Tim Mack
Head of Communications
National Savings & Investments
Charles House
375 Kensington High St
London
W14 8SD
Tel: 020 7348 9490
Fax: 020 7348 9755
Email
Mark Brooks
Head of Media Relations
National Savings & Investments
Charles House
375 Kensington High St
London
W14 8SD
Tel: 020 7348 9301
Fax: 020 7348 9755
Email
Northern Ireland Court Service
http://www.courtsni.gov.uk
Jill Herron
Communications Unit
Northern Ireland Court Service
Windsor House
9-15 Bedford Street
Belfast BT2 7LT
Tel: 028 9032 8594
Fax: 028 9023 6361
Email
Office of Government Commerce
http://www.ogc.gov.uk
Ruth Fagg
Office of Government Commerce
Rosebery Court
St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HS
Tel: 01609 704 877
Email
OGC Service Desk:
Tel: 0845 000 4999
Email
OGC buying.solutions
http://www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk
5th Floor Royal Liver Building
Pier Head
Liverpool
L3 1PE
Tel: 0151 227 4262
Fax: 0151 227 3315
Email
Shaun Lawlor
Tel: 0151 227 2294
Email
Office of National Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk
For requests under the Code of Practice:
Robert Smith/Alex Elton-Wall
Parliamentary Unit
1 Drummond Gate
London SW1V 2QQ
Tel: 020 7533 6218/6209
Fax: 01633 652 855
Email: Robert Smith
Email
For general enquiries:
The Library
Office of National Statistics
Drummond Gate
London SW1V 2QQ
Tel: 020 7533 6266
Office of the Rail Regulator
http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk
Ian Cooke
Chief Information Officer
Office of the Rail Regulator
1 Waterhouse Square
138-142 Holborn
London EC1N 2TQ
Tel: 020 7282 2002
Fax: 020 7282 2047
Email
OFGEM Office of Gas & Electricity Markets
http://www.ofgem.gov.uk
Paul Reynolds
Email
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk
Christine Kensett
OFSTED
Alexandra House
33 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6SE
Tel: 020 7421 6762
Fax: 020 7421 6649
Email
OFWAT Office of Water Services
http://www.ofwat.gov.uk
Jane Fisher
OFWAT
Centre City Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
Tel: 0121 625 1361
Fax: 0121 625 1362
Email
OPRA Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority
http://www.opra.gov.uk
Terry Walker
Corporate Secretary
Invicta House
Trafalgar Place
Brighton BN1 4DW
Tel: 01273 627 622
Email
The Ordnance Survey
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Linda Lampen
Records Manager
Ordnance Survey Room W416
Romsey Road
Maybush
Southampton SO16 4GU
Tel: 02380 792 563
Email
Parliamentary Ombudsman
(Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration)
http://www.ombudsman.org.uk
John Colmans
19th Floor
Millbank Tower
Millbank
SW1P 4QP
Tel: 020 7217 4085
Fax: 020 7217 4200
Email
The Patent Office
http://www.patent.gov.uk
Louise Smyth
OGLO
The Patent Office
Room 3.R05
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
Planning Inspectorate
http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk
Comments, complaints and queries about issued casework decisions can be made to:
The Quality Assurance Unit
The Planning Inspectorate
4/09 Kite Wing
Temple Quay House
2, The Square
Temple Quay
Bristol BS1 6PN
Tel: 0117 372 8252
Email
Any correspondence on live casework should be addressed to the relevant case officer. If you are not sure who that is, phone the Customer Support line on 0117 372 6372 as the initial contact point for this and for other enquiries.
Public Guardianship Office
Neil Lang
Public Guardianship Office
Archway Tower
2 Junction Road
London N19 5RQ
The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Susan Healy
Records Management Department
Public Record Office
Kew, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 4DU
Tel: 020 8876 3444
Fax: 020 8392 5283
Email
Radiocommunications Agency
http://www.radio.gov.uk
Julia Fraser
9Y/14B
Radiocommunications Agency
Wyndham House
189 Marsh Wall
London E14 9SX
Tel: 020 7211 0500
Fax: 020 7211 0507
Email
Public Enquiry Point:
Tel: 020 7211 0211
Fax: 020 7211 0507
Email
The Royal Mint
http://www.royalmint.com
Tony Burnell
Royal Mint
Llantrisan
Mid Glamorgan
CF72 8YT
Tel: 01443 623275
Fax: 01443 623148
Email
Strategic Rail Authority
http://www.sra.gov.uk
Public enquiries should be made to the Parliamentary and Public Communications team, through the main switchboard number on 020 7654 6000.
Emails can reach the PPC team via the website.
Treasury Solicitor's Department
http://www.treasury-solicitor.gov.uk
Vincent Royle
Treasury Solicitor's Department
Queen Anne's Chambers
28 Broadway
London
SW1H 9JS
Tel: 020 7210 3350
Email
Valuation Office Agency
www.voa.gov.uk
Head of Customer Services
Chief Executives Office
New Court
Carey Street
London
WC2A 2JE
Tel: 020 7506 1800
Fax: 020 7506 1996
Email
Other Website Addresses
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland:
http://www.equalityni.org
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission:
http://www.nihr.org
Probation Board for Northern Ireland:
http://www.nics.gov.uk/pbni/index.htm
Jobcentre Plus:
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
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