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Audit reports on Immigration Advisory Service
Colin Yeo made this Freedom of Information request to Legal Services Commission
The request was refused by Legal Services Commission.
From: Colin Yeo
12 July 2011
Dear Legal Services Commission,
I would be grateful if copies of the contract audit reports by the
LSC on the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) could be disclosed. I
am particularly interested in the most recent audit report for the
audit carried out shortly before the organisation went into
administration.
Yours faithfully,
Colin Yeo
From: FOI (LSC)
Legal Services Commission
13 July 2011
Dear Mr Yeo,
Re: Your Freedom of Information Act request
Thank you for your email of 12 July 2011.
In your request you have asked for the following information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000:
I would be grateful if copies of the contract audit reports by the LSC on
the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) could be disclosed. I am
particularly interested in the most recent audit report for the audit
carried out shortly before the organisation went into administration.
I write to acknowledge that we are dealing with your request under the
terms of the Act and will provide a response as soon as possible and no
later than 9 August 2011.
Please note the reference and log number, `FOI-11/5453' which should be
quoted in any further communication with the Commission relating to this
request.
If you have any queries about this request, please do not hesitate to
contact the FOI e-mail address: [1][Legal Services Commission request email].
Yours sincerely,
Governance Team, Chief Executive's Office
Legal Services Commission, Abbey Orchard Street, London
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From: FOI (LSC)
Legal Services Commission
29 July 2011
Mr Yeo
Please find attached the LSC's response to your FOI request.
Yours sincerely,
Governance Team, Chief Executive's Office
Legal Services Commission, Abbey Orchard Street, London
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unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted. If you
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sender by return e-mail.
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read by someone else. Please bear this in mind when deciding whether to
send information by e-mail. Postal addresses for the Legal Services
Commission are available from
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retain any incoming and outgoing e-mails for security reasons and for
monitoring internal compliance with the Legal Services Commission policy
on staff use. E-mail monitoring and/or blocking software may be used and
e-mail content may be read. You have a responsibility to ensure laws are
not broken when writing or forwarding e-mails and their contents. No
contracts can be entered into on our behalf by e-mail.
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From: Colin Yeo
2 August 2011
Dear Legal Services Commission,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Legal Services
Commission's handling of my FOI request 'Audit reports on
Immigration Advisory Service'.
First of all, thank you for the swift response. However, I am not
quite sure whether my request was refused because the information
is not held or whether disclosure would harm some sort of
commercial interest. I request that this is clarified.
If the reason for refusal is damage to commercial interest, I would
be grateful if it can be clarified whose commercial interest would
be damaged. If the interests of the IAS, I would seek to challenge
this assessment on the basis that no further commercial damage
could conceivably be done to IAS, which in any event has now been
closed down.
If the reason for refusal is that a final audit report is not yet
available, I would request that this is released as soon as it is
available and I also request that previous audit reports and
information about auditing activity at IAS is released, such as the
dates of audit activities, the length of audits and any other
information that is held about auditing of IAS. Again, it is
difficult to see what commercial damage this can now do given that
IAS has been closed down and information is already in the public
domain that suggests that the most recent audit went rather badly
for the organisation.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/au...
Yours faithfully,
Colin Yeo
From: FOI (LSC)
2 August 2011
Dear Mr Yeo,
I am writing to confirm receipt of your request for an internal review and to advise you that a response will be provided by 31 August.
Kind regards,
Governance Team
Chief Executive's Office
Legal Services Commission
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From: FOI (LSC)
Legal Services Commission
24 August 2011
Dear Mr Yeo,
Please find attached the LSC's response to your Internal Review request,
which is being sent on behalf of the Legal Director.
Kind regards,
Governance Team
Chief Executive's Office
Legal Services Commission
This e-mail (and any attachment(s)) is private and intended solely for the
use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Its
unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted. If you
are not the intended recipient please destroy all copies and inform the
sender by return e-mail.
Internet e-mail is not a secure medium, as messages can be intercepted and
read by someone else. Please bear this in mind when deciding whether to
send information by e-mail. Postal addresses for the Legal Services
Commission are available from
http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/aboutus/...
The Legal Services Commission reserves the right to monitor, record and
retain any incoming and outgoing e-mails for security reasons and for
monitoring internal compliance with the Legal Services Commission policy
on staff use. E-mail monitoring and/or blocking software may be used and
e-mail content may be read. You have a responsibility to ensure laws are
not broken when writing or forwarding e-mails and their contents. No
contracts can be entered into on our behalf by e-mail.
Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily represent those of the Legal Services Commission.
The Legal Services Commission checks all e-mails and attachments for known
viruses, however, you are advised that you open any attachments at your
own risk.
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