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Data Access & Compliance Unit Information Directorate Ministry of Justice 6TH Floor - Postal Point 6.24 - Zone B London SW1H 9AJ T 020 3334 5336 F 020 3334 2245 E Data.access@justice.gsi.gov.uk |
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Mr. Christopher Stacey [FOI #11811 email]
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19 May 2009
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Dear Mr Stacey,
Re: Request under the 2000 Freedom of Information Act
Thank you for your e-mail dated 11th May 2009, in which you sought information relating to the following from the Ministry of Justice.
A list of prisons broken down into security categories. The only list of prisons I have so far found is an alphabetical list with security category detailed, however I would like a list which breaks down prisons into their security category.
I can confirm that the Department holds the information you are seeking. You can find this information at the Department's website free of charge at the following internet address:
Unfortunately the information is not held in a list broken down into security categories. The FOIA provides the right of access to recorded information held by public authorities - in this case the public authority is the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Recorded information is information which is held in permanent form. This includes electronic documents, physical files, microfiche, audio recordings, etc. However, the FOIA does not oblige a public authority to create information in order to respond to a request.
As the information you are seeking is already available in the public domain, it is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 (Information accessible to the applicant by other means) of the FOIA.
As part of our obligations under the FOIA, the Ministry of Justice has an independent review process. If you are dissatisfied with this decision, you may write to request an internal review. The internal review will be carried out by someone who did not make the original decision, and they will re-assess how the Department handled the original request.
If you wish to request an internal review, please write or send an email to the Data Access and Compliance Unit within two months of the date of this letter, at the following address:
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 : Data Access and Compliance Unit, Information Directorate, Ministry of Justice, 6th Floor, Zone B, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.
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
Yours sincerely
Rhian Williams
Data Access & Compliance Unit
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