Dear Sir or Madam,

Please disclose when BERR was first contacted by BT/Phorm to
discuss internet advertising.

What correspondence has been exchanged concerning internet
advertising between BERR and BT/Phorm since 2006?

When have BERR met with BT/Phorm to discuss internet advertising,
what were the minutes and agenda of those meetings?

When were BERR first made aware of the trials of Phorm systems in
2006/2007?

What evidence have BERR sought concerning the secret trials in
2006/7?

Which independent experts has BERR consulted with in regard to the
trials of Phorm technology and any future implementation of
webwise.

Yours faithfully,

[ Email has no body, please see attachments ]

Dear Mr Cooper

Please see the attached letter in reference to your Freedom of
Information request of 24 July 2008.

Yours sincerely

Patrick Balchin <<Foi 080458 clarification letter.pdf>>

Patrick Balchin,
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform,
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Direct Tel: 0207 215 1772
E-mail [email address]
http://www.getsafeonline.org/

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Dear Balchin Patrick (BR2),

In response to your clarification request, I am referring
specifically to Behavioural Targeted Advertising that is associated
with the company Phorm and it's targeted advertising technology.

The date range cannot be clarified as I have not been given an
answer to the first question therefore I am unaware of the exact
date of BERR's first contact with British Telecom or Phorm
regarding behavioural tatgeted advertising.

I request details of all correspondence from the date of BERR's
first contact with British Telecom and Phorm to the present date.

Yours sincerely,

Dear Patrick Balchin (BR2),

You contacted me for clarification of my request on the 20th of
August and I responded promptly. This effectively reset the time
limit.

I should not need to remind you that section 10(1) of the Act
states the time limit for compliance is the twentieth working day
following the date of receipt of the further information you
reasonably required. Your failure to respond within the time limit
is a breach of the Act.

If you are relying on one or more of the exemptions and therefore
withholding information, you must issue a Refusal Notice (under
section 17 of the Act) within the same time frame, specifying the
exemption and why it applies.

I look forward to receiving the requested information promptly.

Yours sincerely,

I Cooper

Thanks for your message. I am out of the office until Monday29 September.

If you need an urgent response on ICT USer matters please contact either Anna Stacey (tel 020 7215 1409) or Jane Chelliah-Manning (020 7215 1630), or on Communication Supply and resiliance matters please contact Pauline Tordoff on 020 7215 1202

Please note that your e-mail will not be accessed until my return.

The generic BERR e-mail format is [email address]

Regards

Patrick

Patrick Balchin
Communications Supply & ICT User Impact teams
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
direct line : 020 7215 1772
e-mail [email address]

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Dear Balchin Patrick (BR2),

Request-1372-16f7594a@whatdothey know.com

I received your auto-response to my previous e-mail. My request for
information under the Freedom of Information Act is now fourteen
days overdue.

Once again, I should not need to remind you that section 10(1) of
the Act states the time limit for compliance is the twentieth
working day following the date of receipt of the further
information you reasonably required. Your failure to respond within
the time limit is a breach of the Act.

I shall be allowing a further three days for receipt of the
requested information after which time I will be requesting an
internal review.

Yours sincerely,

I Cooper

Dear Mr Cooper
Thank you for your e-mail.

I am looking into why you have not received a reply within the timescale
required by the Act.

Yours sincerely

Patrick Balchin

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Dear Mr Cooper

Thank you for your e-mail.

It is our intention to be able to give you with a reply by Friday 17
October.

Please accept my apologies for missing the deadline as required by the
Act.

Regards

Patrick

Patrick Balchin,
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform,
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Direct Tel: 0207 215 1772
E-mail [email address]
http://www.getsafeonline.org/

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Dear Patrick Balchin (BR2),

Ref: FOI 08/0458

The response to my FOI request is now seventeen days overdue.

Despite your acknowledgement of missing the deadline I have still
not received the requested information nor a satisfactory response.

As the timescale for a response has now been considerably exceeded
I request an internal review of this matter.

Yours sincerely,

I Cooper

Dear Mr Cooper

I refer to your request of 24 July 2008 made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Your request was further clarified by my request for clarification made
on 20 August and your reply to that letter of 28 August.

Please find the reply to your enquiry attached.

Please accept my sincere apologies for being late with the reply.

Yours sincerely

Patrick Balchin

Patrick Balchin,
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform,
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Direct Tel: 0207 215 1772
E-mail [email address]
http://www.getsafeonline.org/

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