Information Access Team
Shared Services Directorate
2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF
Switchboard 020 7035 4848
E-mail: [email address] Website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Mr Michael Bimmler
[FOI #28386 email]
16 March 2010
Dear Mr Bimmler,
Freedom of Information request (our ref. 13952)
Thank you for your e-mail of 10th March in which you ask for an internal
review on the time taken to respond to your Freedom of Information (FoI)
request asking for a list of universities targeted to work closely with Special
Branch to prevent Islamic extremism.
I confirm that I was not involved in the initial handling of your request.
I am sorry that you have not had a response. The unit dealing with your
request tell me they sent a reply to you on 22nd February 2010, but clearly this
failed to reach you. The response is now enclosed at the annex to this letter.
I apologise on behalf of the Department for the length of time it has taken to
provide you with a response.
Yours sincerely,
L Fisher
Information Access Team
ANNEX
Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF
Switchboard 020 7035 4848 Fax: 020 7035 4745 Textphone: 020 7035 4742
E-mail: [Home Office request email] Website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
[FOI #28386 email]
Mr Michael Bimmler
22nd February 2010
Freedom of Information request – our ref 13952
Dear Mr Bimmler,
Thank you for your e-mail of 04/02/2010 concerning the statement made
recently by the Minister of State for Higher Education and Intellectual Property
(David Lammy). Your request has been handled as a request for information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You have specifically requested the following information:
A list of universities targeted to work closely with Special Branch and other
police officers to prevent Islamic extremism.
I can confirm that the Home Office does not hold the information that you
requested and therefore we are unable to respond to this request. However,
this information maybe retained by the Department of Business, Innovation
and Skil s who I understand you have also sent a copy of this letter to.
If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent
internal review of our handling of your request by submitting your complaint
within two months to the below address quoting reference 13952.
Information Rights Team
Information and Record Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Email: [email address]
During the independent review the department’s handling of your information
request wil be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you
with this response. Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review,
you wil have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as
established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Yours sincerely
J Fanshaw
