Information Rights Team

Shared Services Directorate

2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

Switchboard 020 7035 4848

E-mail: [email address] Website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Alex Skene

[email address] Our Ref: FOICR 9526/08

Date: 20 October 2008

Dear Mr Skene,

I write further to your email of the 21^st June 2008 regarding your request for an Internal Review concerning our response to the Freedom of Information Act request you submitted on 14^th May 2008.

May I firstly apologise that I did not get back to you by the 19^th October 2008, Unfortunately, the review process is taking longer than we initially anticipated and we are regrettably not in a position to be able to provide you with the findings of our Internal Review at this time.

The Home Office aims to complete your review and provide you with a response as soon as is possible. I would therefore like to advise you that the revised deadline to respond in full to your Internal Review is now the 17^th November 2008.

I would like to apologise for this additional delay and for any undue inconvenience that this may have caused. I will continue to progress this review with all due urgency and hope to be able to provide with my findings before this revised deadline.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Diana Pottinger

Information Access Consultant

Information Rights Team