Dear Mr Sowden

Freedom of Information Request F2010-062

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 26 February 2010 in which you said you are looking for the analysis of the UK as described by the Politics and State Team in the Policy and Research Division of the Dept for International Development. You specifically asked for:

details of any/all results of any Country Governance Analysis undertaken for the United Kingdom or constituent countries/regions. Should this analysis not have been undertaken, please direct me to the proper route for requesting this analysis to be completed for the UK and constituent countries.

DFID does not hold information relevant to your request. You may wish to contact the Ministry of Justice who may be able to help in this matter. The address is

Data Access and Compliance Unit

Ministry of Justice

6th Floor

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me, quoting reference F2010-062.

If you are unhappy with the service we have provided and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to Openness Unit at the address shown above or email [DFID request email]

If you do make a complaint and are not content with the outcome, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted DFID's complaints procedure. You can contact the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner's Office,

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,

Wilmslow,

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Ian Gray

Openness Unit

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