Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to request information from Her Majesty's Prison
Service under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Independent Monitoring Boards website
(http://www.imb.gov.uk/freedom-of-informa...) suggests
that:

"If your Freedom of Information request relates to a specific IMB,
please contact the Board directly via the prison or immigration
removal centre to which it is attached."

I note that each Independent Monitoring Board is subject to the
Freedom of Information Act 2000
(source:http://www.dca.gov.uk/foi/yourRights/pub...).

Please could you therefore provide me the contact email address for
each Independent Monitoring Board or if this is not possible a
contact email address for every prison and immigration removal
centre in England and Wales.

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

John Cross

Please see attached

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Dear Mighton Sharleen, It would appear my response is overdue.

Yours sincerely,

John Cross

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request an internal review into
the way my request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 was
dealt with. Please acknowledge receipt.

Many thanks,

John Cross

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request an internal review into
the way my request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 was
dealt with. Please acknowledge receipt.

Many thanks,

John Cross

Dear Mr Cross,

Please find attached a copy of our acknowledgement letter to you dated
18th September 2008.

Kind regards,

Caroline Stewart

Ministry of Justice

Open Government Unit

Room 330 Abell House

John Islip Street

London SW1P 4LH

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Open Government Unit

Room 330 Abell House

John Islip Street

London SW1P 4LH

Telephone enquiries 0207 217 2125

Direct Telephone 0207 217 2124

Fax 0207 217 5150

Email:[HM Prison Service request email]

www.justice.gov.uk <http://www.justice.gov.uk/>

Mr John Cross

[email address]

24 September 2008

Ref: FOI 9437 R

Dear Mr Cross,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Outcome of review into time complaint.

Thank you for your 30th August 2008 in which you have asked for an
Internal Review into the handling of your request for information (ref:
9437) you made in email of 20 July 2008:

"For the contact email address for each Independent Monitoring Board or
if this is not possible a contact email address for every prison and
immigration removal centre in England and Wales."

I have completed my review and I am now in a position to provide a
substantive response to your request.

I have thoroughly reviewed the reasons for the delay and, at the outset,
I must apologise for the way in which your request for information was
handled on this occasion. We have failed to meet the high standards we
set ourselves for responding to FoIA requests.

I have investigated whether the time we are taking to respond to your
request is reasonable and I concluded that it is justified. Due to the
sensitive nature of IMB members as volunteers we are seeking
clarification on alternative ways to fulfil your information request as
fully as possible. I can confirm that this task is still underway and I
have been assured by the case working section of OGU that you should
receive a substantive response to your request shortly.

Whilst I accept that we failed to meet the twenty working day deadline
set out in section 10 of the FoIA, I am satisfied that we regularly
wrote to keep you informed as to how your request was progressing.

I fully understand your frustration at the length of time it is taking
to respond to your request for information but I am satisfied that, on
this occasion, it is warranted. I have, however, reminded those dealing
with Freedom of Information requests of the importance of providing a
full response within the deadline set out in the FoIA.

I trust that this answers your complaint but if you are not satisfied
with this response you have a further right of complaint to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at the following address:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

E-mail: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
<http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/>

If you have any queries concerning this review please do not hesitate to
contact me.

Yours Sincerely,

Michael Evans

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Dear Mr Cross

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your email of 20 July 2008 in which you ask:

"For the contact email address for each Independent Monitoring Board or
if this is not possible a contact email address for every prison and
immigration removal

centre in England and Wales."

We had anticipated being able to provide you with a response by 3rd
November 2008 but I regret to say this has not been possible.

May I ask you to accept my apologies for the delay in providing you with
a reply and thank you for your continued patience in this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Adrian Lea

Open Government Unit

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Dear Sirs,

Please could you outline a timetable for a full response to my
request.

many thanks,

John Cross

Dear Sirs,

I am writing to remind you that I requested information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 on the 20th July 2008. I am still
waiting for a full and final response.

Details of emails sent and received in relation to this request can
be found here:

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

thanks,

John Cross