Our Ref: FOI 3243

1^st September 2009

Sent via email to Mr Neil Houston

Dear Mr Houston

Request for Internal Appeal - Freedom of Information Act 2000

I am writing further to your email dated 28^th August 2009, regarding your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and your request for an internal review of the decision to withhold all/part of the information.

All appeals dealing with decisions to withhold information made under the Freedom of Information Act are dealt with through the review process contained under Section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your review will be heard by Officers who had no involvement in the decision to withhold the information sought by yourself.

In order to assist the panel in deliberating the review, we would be grateful if you could please forward to us any additional evidence or submissions you feel would support your argument that the information should be disclosed other than what you have already enclosed in your email. Please address any documentation to Corporate Information Governance Team at the address below by 11^th September 2009.

After this date a panel will be convened and we will contact you once a decision has been made. We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Mr Malkiat Thiarai

Corporate Governance and Information Manager

Department of Governance Telephone: 0121-303 4876

Corporate Information Governance Team Facsimile: 0121-675 1427

1^st Floor, 1 Lancaster Circus

Birmingham B4 7DQ