Address 1

Cunard Building

Pier Head

Water Street

Liverpool

L3 1QB

Tel: 0151 224 6402

richard.perry@gonw.gsi.gov.uk

Lisa Evans

[FOI #13889 email]

1^st July 2009

By e mail

Dear Ms Evans,

Thank you for your request of 30^th June 2009 seeking copies of all emails, including attached
documents, exchanged between the officers in charge of the production of this Liverpool City Region Multi-Area Agreement (MAA) and the Government Office for the North West. Your request was received by this Office on 1^st July 2009.

Requests for information are processed according to 3 Rights of Access laws, briefly explained below:

Data Protection Act 1998 enables you to access information held about you (for example your own education, medical records, credit reference files, personnel file etc.)
Environmental Information Regulations 2004 enable you to access environmental information relating to air, water, land, natural sites, flora and fauna, the built environment, the food chain and health. It also covers information relating to decisions or activities affecting, or likely to affect any of these.
Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives you the general right of access to all types of `recorded' information held by public authorities, including Government Offices.

Unless the information requested is specifically exempt from release by the laws governing these pieces of legislation you have the right to know if the information exists and have it supplied upon request.

Your enquiry is being considered according to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. A response should be despatched to you no later than 30^th July 2009.

In some circumstances a fee may be chargeable and if that is the case, I will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries regarding this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

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On behalf of Richard Perry

Merseyside Locality Manager

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