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William Thackeray made this Freedom of Information request to HM Prison Service
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From: William Thackeray
3 February 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Criminon UK Ltd is a charity which delivers correspondence courses
to prisoners in the UK prisons listed in Appendix 1 below. It is
linked to Scientology.
1. Are prison officers permitted to promote this programme to
prisoners? If so, please provide a list of individuals and
occasions on which this has occurred, in the last 5 years.
2. Are representatives of Criminon UK Ltd permitted to promote
their programme to prisoners, within prisons? If so, please provide
a list of occasions on which this has occured, in the last 5 years.
3. Does Criminon UK Ltd donate written or audiovisual materials
such as books, leaflets, posters, DVDs, videos, CDs, tapes, or mp3s
to prisons? If so, please provide a list of occasions on which this
has occurred, in the last 5 years.
Thank you for your time.
Yours faithfully,
William Thackeray
Appendix 1: Location of prisoners using the CRIMINON UK Programme
Acklington *
Albany *
Altcourse *
Ashwell *
Askham Grange *
Aylesbury *
Belmarsh *
Birmingham *
Blakenhurst *
Blundeston *
Bristol *
Brixton *
Brockhill *
Bronzefield *
Buckey Hall *
Bullingdon *
Canterbury *
Cardiff *
Channings Wood *
Coldingley *
Dartmoor *
Doncaster *
Dorchester *
Dovegate *
Downview *
Drake Hall *
Durham *
Edmund Hill *
Elmley *
Exeter *
Haverigg *
Hewell Grange *
Highdown *
Highpoint *
Holloway *
Hull *
Kirkham *
Lancaster *
Latchmere House *
Leeds *
Leicester *
Lewes *
Leyhill *
Lincoln *
Lindholme *
Littlehey *
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Maidstone *
Manchester *
Moorland *
Morton Hall *
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Nottingham *
Onley *
Parc *
Parkhurst *
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Preston *
Ranby *
Reading *
Risley *
Rochester
Rye Hill *
Send *
Shepton Mallet *
Shotts *
Shrewsbury *
Spring Hill *
Stafford *
Standford Hill *
Stocken *
Styal *
Sudbury *
Swaleside *
The Mount *
The Verne *
Wakefield *
Wandsworth *
Wayland *
Wealstun *
Wellingborough *
Whatton *
Whitemoor *
Winchester
Woodhill *
Wormwood Scrubs *
Wymott *
From: Payne, Stephen
9 February 2009
Dear Mr Thackeray
Please find enclosed your Freedom of Information acknowledgement.
Steve Payne
Data Access & Compliance Unit
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From: William Thackeray
9 March 2009
Dear Stephen,
The statutory deadline for your response to my FOI request was
March 3rd. It is now March 9th. Please respond ASAP.
Yours sincerely,
William Thackeray
From: Payne, Stephen
9 March 2009
Stephen Payne is on a period of extended leave. Whilst he is away we are
unable to monitor his emails so you will need to redirect your enquiry to
the ''Data Access and Compliance Unit''. It would also be most helpful if
during the time he is away from the office you refrain from copying him
into emails or sending personal emails - there are concerns about
'crashing' his Inbox. Many thanks in anticipation of your co-operation.
Ann Holland
Head of Branch
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From: William Thackeray
23 March 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am still waiting for a response to my FOI query of Feb 3rd.
The statutory deadline for your response expired some time ago; you
are now in breach of law.
While I am aware that Stephen Payne is on extended leave, it would
perhaps be considered good practise to pass his unfinished work
over to another person, rather than simply ignoring it.
Yours sincerely,
William Thackeray
From: Hunt, Paul
17 April 2009
<<Final Response 57952 Thackeray.DOC>>
Please find attached our response to your request for information
Regards
Paul Hunt
Ministry of Justice
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