Dear Mr Cross

SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your email of 5 March 2009, in which you asked for the names of all government departments as defined in Section 84 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

Your request has been passed to me because I have responsibility for answering requests which relate to Information policy, and your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

I can confirm that the Ministry of Justice does not hold the information you have requested.

However, in order to be as helpful as possible, I can provide you with a link to the Cabinet Office, which lists Government Departments within England and Wales: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ministerial_responsibilities/departments.aspx.

A list of Non Ministerial Departments can be found at:

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ministerial_responsibilities/non_ministerial_dept.aspx

I can also provide you with a link to the website of the Northern Ireland Executive which lists the Government Departments within Northern Ireland: http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/index/gov.htm

Please note that these lists are purely lists of Departments available on the internet, and are not necessarily covered within the definition of Government Departments as defined by S84 of the FOIA. As I have already mentioned, we do not hold a comprehensive list of Governments departments that meets your request, however, I hope the above information is of some assistance to you.

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 the Department 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:

Data Access and Compliance Unit

Information Directorate

Ministry of Justice

1^st Floor, Zone 1C

Post point 1.41

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

e-mail: [email address]

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

Miss K Goburdhun