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[FOI #4666 email]

Mr David Hansen

Reference: T25841/8

Dear Mr Hansen,

Thank you for your e-mail of 10/12/2008 1:26:40 PM in which you ask about the appointment of auditors for the Internet Watch Foundation.

I regret to inform you that the Home Office does not hold the information that you have requested. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is an independent body, and as such is responsible for carrying out any internal reviews and audits. Therefore the decisions on the criteria for selecting the auditors, the selection of the auditors themselves and the objectives of the audit, are a matter for the IWF. The ownership of the report also lies with the IWF.

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 10837:

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,

Stephanie Williams