This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Prisoners access to PSI's and PSO's'.

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Data Access & Compliance Unit

Postal Point 1.40, Floor 1,

Zone C, 102 Petty France,          

London, SW1H 9AJ

Fax: 0203 334 2245

10 December 2008

Our Ref: FOI/57116/AL

Dear J. Adetunji,

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your email of 9th December 2008 in which you ask:

“I would like to know the procedures that are in place to ensure that serving prisoners have full and unrestricted access to PSI's and PSO's.

Certain PSI's and PSO's (for example, PSI 45/2007) contain template documents that a prisoner can use. I would like to know what procedures are put in place within the Prison Service so that prisoners have access to it and so they have the ability to duplicate such documents to enable them to take them away for reference purposes, or, as in the case of PSI 45/2007, take them away to complete so that they can make use of the benefits that the PSI provides.”

Your request is being handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as a request for information.

We aim to send you a full response within 20 working days of our receiving your request. You should receive this response by 9th January 2008.

If you have any queries about the handling of your information request please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Amrit Lotay