Burden of Proof

I am the applicant formally known as fred robinson.

With regard to my 19 FOI Requests dated between February 19th and March 13th 2009. I have received the following letter from The Access & Data Compliance Unit at Petty France dated July 7th 2009 regarding a DPA Subject Access Request in a letter received on June 1st 2009.

I have not made such a request as I have never address any written correspondence to the Unit at any time, the Unit states:

“Thank you for your letter of June 1st 2009 in which you made a Subject Access Request (SAR) for information held by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) relating to yourself. Under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), the MoJ must comply with the request within 40 days of its receipt, or if later within, within 40 calendar days of receipt of the necessary information such as proof of identity or the prescribed fee. The MoJ charge a fee of £10 for this service in line with the provisions of the DPA. The fee can be paid either by cheque or postal order and should be made payable to Her Majesty’s Paymaster General or HMPG. Proof of identity can be confirmed by providing a copy of a recent utility bill or a copy of the photograph page of your passport or driving licence. Unfortunately, we cannot currently process your request due to the requirements of the outstanding charge. It should also be noted that I can see several specific requests in your letter relating to information held by the Information Commission but have been unable to identify exactly what information you are requesting from the MoJ. Due to the size of the Department, it is not possible to conduct a general search of each MoJ location. I would be grateful if you could let me know which parts of the Department you wish me to conduct the searches, eg such as a specific office of the Tribunal Service or court in Her Majesty’s Court Service. Wherever possible please also supply a timescale over which you believe the information would be held.”

Mr fred robinson