Dear Mr Thackeray,

Re: Request under the 2000 Freedom of Information Act

Thank you for your e-mail 4^th February 2009 in which you clarified your previous request to us and sought information, as detailed below, from the Ministry of Justice.

Please provide a list of all gifts, hospitality or donations supplied to HMCS by Scientology organisations, over the past 5 years.

I would like to restrict my request to the following courts: High Court of Justice, Court of Appeal, SHERIFFDOM OF GRAMPIAN HIGHLAND AND ISLANDS AT ABERDEEN, LONDON TRIBUNAL CENTRE

Your request has been passed to me because I have responsibility for answering requests, which relate to Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS). HMCS is an executive agency of the MoJ and is responsible for managing the magistrates' courts, the Crown Court, county courts, the High Court and Court of Appeal in England and Wales. Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

As I have outlined above I can only supply information with regard to magistrates' courts, the Crown Court, county courts, the High Court and Court of Appeal in England and Wales. To obtain information regarding courts and offices in Scotland you would need to contact the following office:

Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (Scotland)

Crown Office

25 Chambers Street

Edinburgh EH1 1LA

Tel: 0131 226 2626: Fax: 0131 226 6564 and 0131 226 6910

With regard to your request covering the London Tribunal Centre, I would seek clarification over this. Do you mean the whole of the Tribunal Service or a specific Tribunal Office?

The Tribunal Service is also an executive agency of the MoJ and is responsible for number of Tribunals around the country. They can be contacted at:

Tribunal Service

5^th Floor, 102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

Within your request to them it may be advisable to be specific with regard to the location you are seeking the information about.

With regard to your request regarding the High Court I can confirm that there are no entries in the High Court Gift and Hospitality Register relating to gifts, hospitality or donations having been received, (or offered), by Scientology Organisations. (Our records go back 3 years).

As part of our obligations under the FOIA, the MoJ has an independent review process. If you are dissatisfied with this decision, you may write to request an internal review. The internal review will be carried out by someone who did not make the original decision, and they will re-assess how HMCS handled the original request.

If you wish to request an internal review, please write or send an email to the Data Access and Compliance Unit within two months of the date of this letter, at the following address:

Ministry of Justice

Data Access and Compliance Unit

Information Directorate

1^st Floor, Zone 1C

Post point 1.41

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

e-mail: [HMCS request email]

If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner's Office under Section 50 of the FOIA. You can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at the following address:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow, Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Internet: https://www.ico.gov.uk/Global/contact_us.aspx

Yours sincerely

Luigi Leo

Regional Governance Officer[Author ID1: at Tue Feb 10 11:38:00 2009 ] & KILO[Author ID1: at Tue Feb 10 11:38:00 2009 ]

Royal Courts of Justice Group[Author ID1: at Tue Feb 10 11:38:00 2009 ]

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