Dear Sir or Madam,

Please make available any information not exempt under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 relating to the setting up of the website
realhelpnow.gov.uk, including but not limited to emails discussing
the reasons for setting the site up and what content to include;
minutes of meetings discussing the same issues; stakeholders'
comments regarding the setting up of the site and/or its content;
the budget relating to the setting up and maintenance of the site,
and how this was agreed upon; and the content and conclusions of
any discussions concerning whether the site is a cost-effective use
of civil servants' time and/or taxpayers' money, and whether or not
it breaches rules concerning political neutrality.

Thank you for your help, and please don't hesitate to get in touch
if you require any more information from me in order to fulfil this
request.

Yours faithfully,

Guy Freeman

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI262642

Dear Mr Freeman,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on 25/02/2009 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team
Cabinet Office
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Dear Mr. Freeman,

Please see the attached response concerning this enquiry.

Michael Warren

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Dear Mr. Freeman,

Please see attached a further response concerning this enquiry.

Michael Warren

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Dear Mr Freeman,

Please see attached a further response in relation to your request.

Michael Warren

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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 Cabinet Office's
handling of my FOI request concerning the website
"realhelpnow.gov.uk". In particular, I would like more details of
how the public interest was deemed to be upheld by not disclosing
the information that is considered to fall within Section 35 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Guy Freeman

Dear Sir or Madam,

I wrote to you almost two weeks ago asking for an internal review
of my request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 concerning
certain information about the website realhelpnow.gov.uk. All the
correspondence between us so far is available at
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

You did not acknowledge my request for an internal review. I
believe that this is an unreasonable course of action to take, even
if you do not believe you need to carry out an internal review. If
you do not reply within a reasonable period of time, I will have to
consider taking the matter to the ICO.

Looking forward to your response,

Yours faithfully,

Guy Freeman

Dear Mr Freeman

Thank you for Internal Review request dated 17/07/2009. This is receiving attention.

Kind Regards,

FOI Team
Cabinet Office
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Dear Sir or Madam,

It has been over 6 weeks since my request for an internal review.
What is the progress of this review?

Yours faithfully,

Guy Freeman

Dear Sir or Madam,

This is the last time I will be corresponding with you directly
before taking my complaint to the Information Commissioner's
Office.

Please review the correspondence between us, stored at
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Then appraise me as to when I can expect the internal review to be
completed, as well as either a good reason why it is taking so long
to be completed or a full apology.

I thank you in advance for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Guy Freeman