Dear Mr Bimmler

Subject: Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your email 25 April 2009 to the Ministry of Justice. You have made a request for `access to the original version of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004, originally brought to the House of Commons by the Government.'

Your request has been passed to me because I have responsibility for answering requests which relate to the Tribunals Service and it has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

As the information you are seeking is already available in the public domain, therefore, it is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 (Information reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means) of the FOI Act.

The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants Etc) Bill was originally put before Parliament on 27 November 2003 and is available to you at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmbills/005/2003005.htm in both PDF and HMTL formats.

I hope my reply has been helpful.

As part of our obligations under the FOIA, the MoJ has an independent review process. If you are unhappy with the result of your request for information, you may request an internal review within two calendar months of the date of this letter.

If you wish to request an internal review, please contact:

Data Access and Compliance Unit

Information Directorate

Ministry of Justice

6^thFloor, Zone B

Post point 6.24

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

E-mail: [email address]

If you are dissatisfied with the findings of this review, you have a right to apply to the Information Commissioner. The address for the Information Commissioner is:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Internet: http://www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Anju Sinha

Knowledge Information Liaison Officer

Customer Feedback Team

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