Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:35:24 +0100 Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Jonathan Djanogly expense claims From: Ganesh Sittampalam To: FOICOMMONS Dear Sir or Madam, Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of House of Commons's handling of my FOI request 'Jonathan Djanogly expense claims'. A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/jonathan_djanogly_expense_claims My request was for the full, unredacted text of the expense claims. This information is not already reasonably available to me as you have only published a redacted version. If you choose not to release it unredacted, then you must provide a proper refusal notice explaining what exemptions you are relying on for the redactions, with enough detail so that your reasoning can be challenged. This would not necessarily be for each redaction individually, but the redactions as a whole would have to be covered by the exemptions and explanations. It is well settled precedent for the FOI act that the time spent on redaction or writing a refusal notice can not be considered when applying the cost limit. In addition I would like you to review why it took almost the full 20 days to produce an essentially trivial refusal notice. I believe you are in breach of the requirement in the act to respond "promptly". Yours faithfully, Ganesh Sittampalam ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please use this email address for all replies to this request: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/about#officers -------------------------------------------------------------------