Mr Harry Metcalfe

Email: [FOI #1097 email]

Reference: FOICR 9864/08

21 July 2008

Dear Mr Metcalfe,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email of 9 July in which you ask to be provided with a copy of the contract between the Home Office and Virtual Surveys Ltd for the operation of the MyLifeMyID.org consultation.

Your request is being handled in accordance with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We aim to send you a substantive reply to your request within 20 working days of our receiving it on 14 July 2008. Therefore you should receive a substantive response by 11 August 2008.

If you have any queries regarding the handling of your information request please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

H Reid

Identity and Passport Service

For advice on how and where to obtain a passport,

call the Passport Adviceline on 0870 521 0410

(24 hours a day, 7 days a week).

You can also email [email address]

or visit www.ips.gov.uk

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