Visit JCPC2024 Disclosure - FOI
FOI disclosure 2024
Request
Please supply the following information for your department ONLY, (do not including any data on agencies or public bodies that report to you) for the period of 2023:
- Year of Creation/Launch/Establishment?
- Your Annual Budget?
- Other Revenue received but not from government?
- Fiscal Powers: Yes/No
- Regulatory Powers: Yes/No
- Do you sponsor other Public Bodies: Yes/No, if yes who?
- Number of permanent staff?
- Number of temporary staff (including part timers)?
- Number of contractors employed?
Response:
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
We confirm the information you requested is held by the UK Supreme Court. The responses to your questions are laid out in corresponding numbered points below.
- The UK Supreme Court was established by the Constitutional Reform Act (2005) and opened in 2009.
- In the 2023-24 financial year, the UKSC had an operating budget of £15.869 million and a capital budget of £4.064 million.
- Non-Governmental income in the 2023-24 financial year totalled £1.179 million. Of this, £0.715 million was from UKSC fees, £0.392 million was from JCPC fees, and £0.072 million was from other sources such as tours and private events.
- No
- No
- No
- The UK Supreme Court has 47 permanent staff.
- The UK Supreme Court has 14 staff on fixed term contracts.
- We have interpreted this question to mean contractors for whom the UK Supreme Court is their regular place of work. There are 37 contractors regularly employed by the UK Supreme Court. Over the course of 2023, there were a further 39 contractors employed to work on the Court’s Change Programme for varying lengths of time.
Reply sent : June 2024
Request
During the calendar years of 2021 and 2022
- How many Freedom of Information requests you received
- What was your compliance rate (meaning, how many percent of requests did you respond to within the 20 working days or within the allowed extension time frame)?
- How many Internal Reviews were you requested under the FOIA?
- How many ICO appeals under FOIA?
- How many Subject Access Requests you received
- What was your compliance rate (meaning, how many percent of requests did you respond to within the 30 days or within the allowed extension time frame)?
Response:
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
We confirm the information you requested is held by the UK Supreme Court. The responses to your questions are laid out in corresponding numbered points below.
- The Court received 77 Freedom of Information requests in 2021 and 99 requests in 2022.
- 91% of requests were responded to within 20 working days or within the allowed time frame in 2021, and 93% were compliant in 2022.
- There were 8 internal review requests in 2021 and 5 internal review requests in 2022.
- According to our records, there were 2 appeals to the ICO in 2021 and 4 appeals in 2022.
- The Court received 6 Subject Access Requests in the 2021 calendar year and 6 requests in the 2022 calendar year.
- In 2021, the compliance rate was 83% (5 out of 6). In 2022, the compliance rate was 100% (6 out of 6).
Reply sent : June 2024
Request
- Do you use a social media management platform?
- If so, what tools do you use?
- How much do you spend annually on a Social media management tool?
- Which month & year does your contract with your supplier end?
- Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform?
- If so, what tools do you use?
- How much do you spend annually on a social listening / media monitoring tool?
- Which month & year does your contract with your supplier end?
- Who is the senior officer in charge of these contracts?
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 answers to your queries are laid out in corresponding numbered points below.
- The UK Supreme Court does not use a social media management platform.
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- The UK Supreme Court does not use a social media monitoring or listening tool.
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
Reply sent : June 2024
Request
I want details on the Oath that judges and police have sworn to.
Response:
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
We can confirm that we hold some of the information that you requested.
When Justices of the Supreme Court are sworn in, they take two oaths: the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath. They are as follows:
Oath of Allegiance:
“I, [name], do solemnly sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, his heirs and successors, according to law.”
Judicial oath:
“I, [name], do solemnly sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lord King Charles the Third in the office of Justice of the Supreme Court, and I will do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of this realm, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.”
An example of these oaths can be found at minute 00:06:20 of the video recording of Lady Simler’s swearing in ceremony, available on YouTube at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxPgh0_OcR8#.
More information about the Judicial Oath can also be found on the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website, at the following link: https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/the-judiciary-the-government-and-the-constitution/oaths/.
We do not hold information about oaths sworn by police. You may wish to contact your local police force for information about this.
Reply sent : May 2024
Request
- Number of MFDs (Multi-functional devices) & photocopiers at Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Name of incumbent
- Start/end date of contract (if expired, WHEN do you expect to revisit the marketplace)
- Details of any extension options
- What framework / Route to market used
- Number of regular/desktop printers (in addition to above)
- Is there a support contract on above, if yes please state start/end date
- Does the Court have a Print Room
- If yes, name of supplier, number of devices and start/end date of contract, also details of any extension options
- Total annual print/copy volumes including, if applicable your Print Room, for (a) mono (b) colour
- What Print software does the Court run
- 12. Your total annual spend on print
Response:
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
We confirm that the information requested is held by the UK Supreme Court. The responses to your questions are laid out in corresponding numbered points below.
- The UK Supreme Court has 6 MFDs.
- Xerox.
- The contract started in March 2022 and the contract met the minimum requirement in March 2024.
- There are no extension options but can be changed to a yearly contract once.
- As an existing supplier, the contract was renewed directly with them.
- There are 18 printers in total excluding MFDs.
- Yes, the support contract runs the length on the regular contract.
- The UK Supreme Court does not have a print room.
- Not applicable.
- The Supreme Court does not have the mono and colour details, but we have an annual print of 130 reams of paper which is around 65,000 pages.
- The UK Supreme Court uses Xerox workplace cloud.
- The UK Supreme Court’s total annual spend on print is £15,000 which includes support, and toner supplies, etc.
Reply sent : May 2024
Request
Please could you answer the following FOI requests. Do let me know if anything is needed to clarify.
If any, which software solution(s) are used to manage your corporate property/assets, ownerships and occupations, lease agreements and facilities management (CAFM), and who are your current provider(s)?
What is the start date and duration of the contract(s)?
Is there an extension clause in the contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?
Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract(s) will be extended or renewed?
What is the annual value of the contract(s)?
What is the total contract value of each contract?
How was the contract(s) procured, e.g., framework/tender?
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 responses to your questions are laid out in corresponding numbered points below.
- The UK Supreme Court does not use any software or Computer Aided Facilities Management.
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
Reply sent : April 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.
- 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.
- No funding for any networks is provided by UKSC.
- N/A
- N/A
Reply sent : 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.
Reply sent : March 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
Reply sent : 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.
Reply sent : February 2024
Request
Can you please let me have a copy of the current stock list of the Supreme Court Library, meaning whatA. Books andB. Periodicalsthe 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.
Reply sent : 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 ClarkDirector of Corporate Servicessam.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 ClarkDirector of Corporate Servicessam.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
Reply sent : February 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