Dear Sir or Madam,

By "Common Purpose", I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx

Common Purpose Norfolk has use of premises at c/o HMP & YOI
Norwich, Room 1, The Facade, Knox Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4LU

Please supply the following details:

1. the date when Common Purpose first occupied these premises

2. how much rent Common Purpose has paid for these premises,
together with copies of all invoices

3. who first authorised the use of HMP facilities by Common Purpose

4. details of what these Norwich premises are used for

5. copies of all correspondence (ie letters, emails and attachments
and transcripts of telephone conversations) between HM Prison
Service and Common Purpose regarding the use of this Norwich
facility

6. copies of all correspondence (ie letters, emails and attachments
and transcripts of telephone conversations) between HM Prison
Service and Common Purpose regarding the use of ANY OTHER HM Prison
Service facility

Yours faithfully,

John Walker

Dear Mr Walker

Please see the attached letter with reference to your FOI request.

Thanks

David Keysell

Ministry of Justice

Open Government Unit

Room 330

Abell House

John Islip Street
London

SW1P 4LH

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Dear Mark,

Just wondered whether you have had any luck with the question below?

"Common Purpose Norfolk has use of premises at c/o HMP & YOI

Norwich, Room 1, The Façade, Knox Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4LU

1. the date when Common Purpose first occupied these premises

2. how much rent Common Purpose has paid for these premises,

together with copies of all invoices

3. who first authorised the use of HMP facilities by Common Purpose

4. details of what these Norwich premises are used for

5. copies of all correspondence (ie letters, emails and attachments

and transcripts of telephone conversations) between HM Prison

Service and Common Purpose regarding the use of this Norwich

facility

6. copies of all correspondence (ie letters, emails and attachments

and transcripts of telephone conversations) between HM Prison

Service and Common Purpose regarding the use of ANY OTHER HM Prison

Service facility."

Unfortunately we will be unable to send a response to your request by the end of today, as this is taking longer than we previously anticipated. We shall however endeavour to send you a full reply by 21st August 2008. I can only apologise for any inconvenience this delay might cause.

I thank you for your continuing patience in this matter.

Thank you

Hazel Lansdale

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Dear Mr Walker

Please see the attached letter with reference to your FOI request.

Thanks

David Keysell

Ministry of Justice

Open Government Unit

Room 330

Abell House

John Islip Street
London

SW1P 4LH

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Dear Keysell David,

"Regrettably, we will be unable to send a response to your request
by close of play today as this is taking longer than we had
expected. We shall however endeavour to send you a full reply by
1st October 2008."

This is obviously not good enough. I suppose I'd better be patient.
If it isn't here by 1st October 2008, I shall take my complaint to
the Information Commissioner.

Yours sincerely,

Dear Sir or Madam,

I require an explanation for this delay.

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

Hi Mr Walker

The reason for the delay in providing a full response to your FOI request is that we are experiencing difficulty in obtaining the information you require. Once we have the information in full, we will consider it under the FOI Act then provide a full response. We apologise for the delay this is causing.

Thanks

David Keysell
Ministry of Justice
Open Government Unit
Room 330
Abell House
John Islip Street
London
SW1P 4LH
 

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Dear Keysell David,

Your delay in responding to my request is completely unacceptable.

It has come to my attention that Common Purpose has been
interfering with other FOI requests made about Norwich Prison:
http://www.cpexposed.com/archive/results...

Please supply

1. copies of ALL correspondence (email, letter, phone etc) that
your department has had either internally or externally regarding
this FOI request of mine.

2. an assessment of the chances of you providing the requested
information by 1st October

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

Dear Mr Walker

Please see the attached letter with reference to your FOI request.

Thanks

David Keysell

Ministry of Justice

Open Government Unit

Room 330

Abell House

John Islip Street
London

SW1P 4LH

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Dear Keysell David,

You say, "Regrettably, we will be unable to send a response to your
request by close of play today as this is taking longer than we had
expected. We shall however endeavour to send you a full reply by
3rd November 2008. We apologise for any inconvenience this delay
might cause and thank you for your continuing patience in this
matter."

This is appalling.

Ref my request of 22 September 2008, I still require copies of ALL
correspondence (email, letter, phone etc) that your department has
had either internally or externally regarding this FOI request of
mine.

Surely you can manage that.

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

Dear Sir or Madam,

Well? Where is the response?

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of HM Prison Service's
handling of my FOI request 'Common Purpose : Norwich Prison'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

Dear John,

Thank you for your e-mail.

In order to reply to your question can you please provide the following
information.

Date Request was made:

The case number:

Brief description of request:

Please provide this information along with your request below and we
will then respond.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Regards

Paul Hunt
Data Access & Compliance Unit
Postal Point 1.41, Zone C
102 Petty France
London, SW1H 9AJ

Tel 0203 334 3249
Fax 0203 334 2245
[email address]
www.justice.gsi.gov.uk

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Dear Hunt, Paul,

The delay in providing this information has gone beyond a joke and
is totally unacceptable.

I have already contacted the Information Commissioners and shall
contact them again and request further action UNLESS the
information that I requested is provided IN FULL by 1st December
2008 - that is 1st December 2008, not some vague time next year.

The entire story of this request can be seen here:

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

Date Request was made: 22 June 2008

The case number: FOI 9354

Brief description of request: Common Purpose Norfolk has use of
premises at c/o HMP & YOI Norwich, Room 1, The Facade, Knox Road,
Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4LU

Please supply the following details:

1. the date when Common Purpose first occupied these premises

2. how much rent Common Purpose has paid for these premises,
together with copies of all invoices

3. who first authorised the use of HMP facilities by Common Purpose

4. details of what these Norwich premises are used for

5. copies of all correspondence (ie letters, emails and attachments
and transcripts of telephone conversations) between HM Prison
Service and Common Purpose regarding the use of this Norwich
facility

6. copies of all correspondence (ie letters, emails and attachments
and transcripts of telephone conversations) between HM
PrisonService and Common Purpose regarding the use of ANY OTHER HM
PrisonService facility

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

Dear John

Thank you for your e-mail relating to your case reference 9354.

The case officer assigned to this case is David Keysell

We will respond to you in due course. Unfortunately at this time I can't
give you a more precise timescale.

You may wish to contact David on Tel 0203 334 3238 or by e-mail
[email address] who may be able to help you further.
I am sorry you are unhappy with the service provided. Before the ICO
will deal with a complaint from you it is our understanding that you are
first required to have requested an internal review of your case from
ourselves. The independent review process in relation to Freedom of
Information requests is as follows:
If an individual is dissatisfied with a response they may request an
independent internal review of the handling of a request. A request for
internal review should be made in writing, within 40 working days of the
date of the response, by submitting details of the complaint and quoting
our reference number to the address below.
Data Access & Compliance Unit
Postal Point 1.41, Zone C
102 Petty France
London, SW1H 9AJ

Or by e-mail to [email address]

A request for an internal review may also be made if the requestor is
dissatisfied with the handling of request which has not been responded
to. This should also be made in writing as above.

During the independent review the department's handling of the
information request will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in
providing the original response, or who are dealing with a request which
is awaiting a response. If the matter remains unresolved after an
internal review there is a right of complaint to the Information
Commissioner as established by s.50 of the FOI Act.

I hope this has answered your question. If you have any queries please
do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Regards

Paul Hunt
Ministry of Justice | Data Access & Compliance Unit
Postal Point 1.41, Zone C | 102 Petty France | London SW1H 9AJ

Tel 0203 334 3249 Fax 0203 334 2245
[email address]

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