Binyam Mohammed - Various records and section 16 request

M Bimmler made this Freedom of Information request to Crown Prosecution Service

The request was refused by Crown Prosecution Service.

From: M Bimmler

11 May 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

as can be inferred from sources in the public domain, including
parliamentary statements, the Attorney General has been conducting
a preliminary investigation into the allegations of possible
criminal wrongdoing against Mr Binyam Mohammed.

It is my understanding that the Attorney General's Office has now
concluded this preliminary investigation and invited the
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to launch an
investigation. It is also my understanding the investigation has
been conducted in close cooperation with the Director of Public
Proceedings and the Counter-Terrorism Division of the Crown
Prosecution Service.

I therefore request access to the following documents and records
held by the CPS, always including all appendices, annexes and other
material filed conjointly and concurrently.

- Final submission by the Director of Public Prosecutions to the
Attorney General's Office

- Other correspondence sent by the CPS (including DPP) to the
Attorney General's Office or the Commissioner of the Metropolis or
received by the CPS (including DPP) from either of these two
organisations, the Home Secretary and her department or the Foreign
Secretary and his department.

- The "copies of relevant papers" referred to in the letter from
the AG to the Commissioner of the MPS. This letter is available
online (page 3):

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/10...

- Final summary of the preliminary investigation prepared by the
CPS for the DPP. With this generic term, I mean to cover all
documents that could be described as "briefing documents" prepared
to inform the DPP for his final submission to the Attorney General.

I hope that I have clarified my request enough as to facilitate
your internal search and to ensure that my request is covered by
the cost limit. Should that, however, not be the case, I'd be
grateful for any assistance as to how I can narrow down my request,
especially through the provision of a schedule of the records held.

I am aware that several exceptions may apply to the records
requested and therefore I'd ask you to clearly specify for each
exemption (in case you cite any), to which record (or class of
records) it applies.

Last, I would ask you pursuant to section 16 of the FOIA and the
relevant sections of the Code of Practice, to provide me with an
outline or index of all records you hold with relevance to the
"Binyam Mohammed" investigation. This request is however secondary
in importance to my requests above and if (though only if) it is
not possible to answer all my requests due to the cost limit
provisions, I shall ask you to disregard my Section 16 request.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Bimmler

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From: Freedom of Information Unit
Crown Prosecution Service

12 May 2009

Our ref: 1774

Dear Mr Bimmler

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information in relation to the
investigation into allegations against Mr Binyam Mohammed. Your request
was received on 12 May 2009 and we are dealing with it under the terms of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please note there is a 20 working day time limit (from receipt of request)
in which we are required to respond to requests under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. The deadline for your request is 10 June 2009.
However, we will endeavour to respond sooner.

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

Yours sincerely

Paul Willman

Information Management Unit

Crown Prosecution Service

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From: Freedom of Information Unit
Crown Prosecution Service

9 June 2009

Our ref: 1774

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Dear Mr Bimmler,

I am writing to advise you that the time limit for responding to your
request for information which the Department received on 12 May needs to
be extended.

It is occasionally necessary to extend the 20 working day time limit for
issuing a response. In the case of your request I must extend the time
limit under the provisions of Section 17(2) of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000, because the information must be considered under section 27
(International Relations), section 30 (Investigations And Proceedings
Conducted By Public Authorities), and section 35 (Formulation Of
Government Policy) to which the public interest test applies. The extra
time is needed in order to make a determination as to whether the public
interest favours maintaining the exemptions.

I hope to let you have a response by 3^rd July. If you do not receive my
response or further information by then, please contact me and I will
investigate the matter.

Yours sincerely,

Paul Willman

Information Management Unit

Crown Prosecution Service

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From: Freedom of Information Unit
Crown Prosecution Service

3 July 2009


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M Bimmler left an annotation ( 3 July 2009)

9 exemptions cited (4 of them absolute) - that may be a new record.

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