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Mr D Schiller Reference: T11957/8

[FOI #327 email] 18 June 2008

Dear Mr Schiller,

Thank you for your e-mail registered here on 29^th May about PC Appeal No. 70 of 1997.

I regret to inform you that the Home Office does not hold the information you have requested.

As stated by my colleague (S John) on 20^th May, the Home Office does not hold records of police investigations or appeals undertaken by other Government Departments or other organizations. Any requests for such information should be addressed to the relevant police force, Government Department or organization concerned.

We have been unable to trace the letter you sent to Jack Straw, MP when he was Home Secretary in 1999, or a record of the action taken on this letter. All copies of public correspondence are destroyed two years after being received.

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: 9666

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 will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you with this response. Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours sincerely

Linda Joy