Cabinet group photograph

Steve Elibank made this Freedom of Information request to Prime Minister’s Office

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Prime Minister’s Office should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

From: Steve Elibank

13 May 2010

Dear Prime Minister's Office,

Today, the BBC News website featured a group photograph of the
entire new Cabinet
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47...)

I assume that the government would hold the original; therefore,
please provide me with the original, high-resolution version.

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

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Adam Brookes left an annotation (13 May 2010)

The photo can be found at http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/991689.... It says the photographer was Andrew Winning for WPA Pool/Getty Images. From that it would seem possible that the Prime Minister's Office would not hold the original image.

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Steve Elibank left an annotation (14 May 2010)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/number10gov...

It appears on the Downing Street Flickr page...

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Adam Brookes left an annotation (15 May 2010)

The group photograph on the Downing Street Flickr account is different. Note how in that all of the Cabinet aren't looking at the camera.

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Prime Minister’s Office

11 June 2010


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Dear Mr Elibank,

Please see attached response.

Kind regards,

Yasmine Edwards

FOI Team

Cabinet Office

Tel: 020 7276 2473

The Cabinet Office computer systems may be monitored and communications
carried on them recorded to secure the effective operation of the system
and for other lawful purposes.

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

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From: Steve Elibank

11 June 2010

Dear Ms Edwards,

If you do not hold that photograph, I assume that you hold the
original, high-resolution version of this image from the Downing
Street Flickr page?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/number10gov...

Please provide that (I know it may have been provided by a third
party, but if you hold it, the Act nevertheless requires you to
release it).

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

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From: Steve Elibank

10 July 2010

Dear Prime Minister's Office,

Your response is now late and in breach of the FOI Act. Why? When
can I expect a response?

Steve Elibank

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Prime Minister’s Office

12 July 2010

Dear Mr Elibank,

Please let me know which request you are referring to and I will look into this matter.

Kind regards,

Y Edwards
FOI Team

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From: Steve Elibank

11 August 2010

Dear Ms Edwards,

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

The above webpage contains the text of an FOI request I made on May
13th. I have not yet received a response.

Please inform me of whether or not you actually have any intention
of ever replying, or if you would prefer me to go straight to the
Information Commissioner (and send copies of my complaint to the
press and to my MP).

I look forward to hearing from you.

Steve Elibank

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