Dr Geraint Bevan

Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx

Reference:  FOICR 10896/08

Date: 4 February 2009

Dear Dr Bevan,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email of 2 January in which you ask for a copy of the responses received in relation to the 2002/3 consultation on Entitlement Cards and Identity Fraud.

Your request has been handled in accordance with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Unfortunately, this information is not held due to the length of time that has passed since the consultation occurred.

However, you might find the following pages on the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) website of interest in relation to the findings of the consultation:

http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads/identitycards-summary-of-finding-031111.pdf

http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads/governments-resp-031111.pdf

However if you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent internal review of any aspect of our handling of your application by submitting your complaint to the address below and quoting  reference number 10896/08

Information Rights Team
Information and Record Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Email: xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx

During the internal review the department’s handling of your information request will be reassessed by members of 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 faithfully,

On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive and Registrar General

Identity and Passport Service