Direct Communications Unit

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E-mail: [Home Office request email] Website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

[FOI #4720 email]

Mr David Hansen

Reference: T25953/8

Dear Mr Hansen,

Thank you for your e-mail of 12/12/2008 11:12:50 AM in which you ask about Home Office funding to 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 self-regulated charity and receives no funding from the Home Office. The IWF was established in 1996 in a partnership approach between government, law enforcement and Internet Service Providers (ISP's) and is funded by the EU and the Internet Industry.

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 10945:

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