Request for information

Thank you for your correspondence received by the department on 16 July in which you requested the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

This information is exempt from disclosure under the section 21(1) of the Freedom of Information Act, as the information is already reasonably accessible to you. However, we have provided links to where this information can be found to be as helpful as possible. Concerning your request of details of the terms of reference to the Central Clearing House and the full document to which you attach Annex B (the Clearing House Toolkit), these can be found at

http://www.foi.gov.uk/practitioner/clearinghouse.htm#about.

Please note that this guidance was revised in May of this year, and the up to date documents, which includes guidance issued to public authorities for referring FOI requests to the Clearing House can be found at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/foi-procedural-referring.htm

An updated Clearing House “Toolkit for Practitioners” contains information with regard to the arrangements and standards of service which have been adopted by the Clearing House to ensure that referrals are turned around promptly and that referral to the Clearing House does not contribute to unnecessary delay. This document can be found at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/foi-clearing-house.pdf

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 by writing to Access Rights Unit, Ministry of Justice, at the above address.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Miss K Goburdhun