Arrest of Mr Green MP and search of his offices

M Bimmler made this Freedom of Information request to Cabinet Office

This request has been withdrawn by the person who made it. There may be an explanation in the correspondence below.

From: M Bimmler

4 December 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to request all records held by the Cabinet Office or
Downing Street 10 pertaining to the arrest of Mr Damian Green MP
and the search of his offices including the preparation and
evaluation of these actions. This request covers but is not limited
to

*Written communication to which the Cabinet Office or Downing
Street 10 was party or was copied on (eg. correspondence by and
with the Home Office, the MPS, the House of Commons authorities and
the Greater London Authority)

*Records, memoranda or other notes of conferences or telephone
calls in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Bimmler

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Cabinet Office

4 December 2008

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI260680

Dear Mr Bimmler,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
04/12/2008 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team
Cabinet Office
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7 January 2009


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Dear Mr Bimmler,

Please see the attached letter regarding your Freedom of Information
request.

Kind Regards,

Rebecca Kingston

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

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From: M Bimmler

8 January 2009

Dear Ms Kingston,

I take note that you are extending the deadline to reply to my
request pursuant to section 10 (3) in order to perform a public
interest test.

I am looking forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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Cabinet Office

28 January 2009


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Dear Mr Bimmler,

Please see the attached letter regarding your Freedom of Information
request.

Kind Regards,

Rebecca Kingston
Freedom of Information Team
Cabinet Office

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From: M Bimmler

28 January 2009

Dear Ms Kingston,

many thanks for your letter. With reference to the law enforcement
exception you quote as reason to refuse access to the remaining
records of the Cabinet Office, I would like to request an Internal
Review. Unfortunately, as the explanation of the outcome of the
Public Interest Test was very short and in general terms, I am not
in a position to raise detailed objections. However, I am generally
of the opinion that it is an invalid conclusion to say that
disclosure of just any of the remaining records would prejudice the
outcome of the investigation. To explain my position more clearly,
I would need to obtain at least a schedule of all the documents
that have been found and access to which has been rejected.

Yours sincerely,
Michael Bimmler

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Cabinet Office

29 January 2009

Dear Mr Bimmler,

Thank you for Internal Review request dated 28/01/2009. This is receiving
attention.

Kind Regards,

FOI Team
Cabinet Office
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From: M Bimmler

2 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

could you inform me of the target response date to my Internal
Review request?

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

10 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

further to my previous correspondance, as you will surely know, the
Information Commissioner's Office considers 20 working days as a
reasonable amount of time (as mandated by law) to finish Internal
Reviews. Only in exceptional cases should this period be extended
to 40 days and only if the applicant is told what causes the delay
of the Internal Review and is kept uptodate throughout the process.
As my IR request is dated January 28th, I believe I would now be
quite definitely entitled to an update on the progress of my
request and would be grateful for a response at your earliest
convenience.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

17 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

As indicated in my emails dated March 2 and March 10, I am
dissatisfied by the silence of the Cabinet Office with regards to
my Internal Review request of January 28. If I do not receive a
reply by the end of tomorrow (March 18), I will have no other
remedy but to file a complaint with the Information Commissioner's
office.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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Cabinet Office

18 March 2009

Dear Mr Bimmler,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your internal review. We hope to be
able to reply to you by the end of next week.

Kind regards,

Rebecca Kingston
Freedom of Information Team
Cabinet Office

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From: M Bimmler

27 March 2009

Dear Ms Kingston,

have you been able to finish the reply, as indicated in your last
email?

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

8 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

referring to my last email sent on March 27th, I'd appreciate an
answer at your earliest convenience.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

12 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have sent you an Internal Review request on 28/01/2009 which has
not yet been replied to. This is to formally notify you that I will
complain to the Information Commissioner's Office if I do not
receive an answer by Friday April 17th.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

6 May 2009

Dear Ms Kingston,

referring to your latest email, which read

"Sorry for the delay in responding to your internal review. We hope
to be
able to reply to you by the end of next week."

kindly take note, that I have now filed a complaint with the
Information Commissioner's Office and that you are nonetheless
still under the obligation to reply to said request.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

20 May 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I may take this opportunity to remind you of your continuous
obligation to respond to my Internal Review request.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

28 May 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I may take this opportunity to remind you of your continuous
obligation to respond to my Internal Review request.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

8 June 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

may I again point out that I have not heard back from you since
March 18th? I consider this unacceptable handling of my Internal
Review request and ask you to provide me with a reply as soon as
possible.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

16 June 2009

Dear Ms Kingston,

I note that I have not heardback from you since March 18th. May I
ask that you reply to my previous emails now which requested that
you provide me with an update to the status of my Internal Review
request?

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bimmler

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From: M Bimmler

6 July 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hereby withdraw my request.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Bimmler

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