Rob McEvoy
[mailto:[FOI #23427 email]]
Your ref:CAF283
Cafcass
Our ref: JJ/CAF283
6th Floor Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
Date: 19th November 2009
London
SW1P 3BT
Dear Mr McEvoy
Tel: 0844 353 3317
Fax 0844 353 3398
Re: Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your recent email requesting the information below.
1. How many FOI requests have been made to CAFCASS in 2008/9?
2. How many FOI requests have been answered within the timescale set out in law?
3. How many FOI requests have not been acknowledged
4. How many FOI requests have been subject to an internal review?
5. How many FOI requests internal reviews have been answered within the timescale set
out in law?
6. How many FOI requests have involved the Information Commissioners Office?
7. What lessons have CAFCASS learnt from the intervention of the Information
Commissioners Office?
8. Who at CAFCASS is ultimately responsible for answering FOI requests?
9. When did this officer commence these duties?
10. How many times has this officer written (or emailed) the member of public making a
request.
11. Does CAFCASS think it is acceptable for them to break the law?
This letter serves to acknowledge that Cafcass received your request on 19th November 2009
and I will be dealing with it the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your reference number is CAF 283.
Under the Act, Cafcass is required to notify you as to the final decision made regarding your
request 20 working days from receipt of your request. You will receive a response on or
before 10th December 2009.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Jasvinder Jassal
Information Assurance & Data Handling Officer
[email address]
Baroness Valerie Howarth Chair
Anthony Douglas CBE Chief Executive
Cafcass, The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
