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European Commission; First Stage of Infringement Proceeding
P. John made this Freedom of Information request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The request was refused by Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From: P. John
13 June 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
on 14 April 2009, the UK were given two months to respond to
infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission
(64/08/INSO).
The proceedings arise following the covert trials of Phorm/121Media
interception and surveillance systems by BT Internet on hundreds of
thousands of its customers, and the web sites they used.
The last working day for the UK Government to submit a response was
Friday 12 June 2009.
Please will you
- confirm or deny that a response has been submitted
- indicate which Department of Government was responsible for
submitting the response
- disclose the content of that response in full
- disclose the content of correspondence between the Foreign Office
and the European Commission concerning the same matter
- disclose correspondence between the Foreign Office and other UK
government departments contributing to the response concerning the
same matter
Yours faithfully,
P. John
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
15 June 2009
Dear P John
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. It has been passed to the relevant section within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to deal with. They will be in touch with you should your request need clarification.
We received your request on 15 June 2009 and will aim to respond within 20 working days.
Yours sincerely
Bruce
Information Rights
Information Management Group | Information & Technology Directorate | Foreign & Commonwealth Office
email: [FCO request email]
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
13 July 2009
Dear Mr John
Please find attached response to your Freedom of Information request
Michael Wedding
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
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& Commonwealth Office and its missions overseas may be automatically
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Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of
Communications) Regulations 2000. We keep and use information in line with
the Data Protection Act 1998. We may release this personal information to
other UK government departments and public authorities.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
5 August 2009
Dear Mr John
Please find attached response to your Freedom of Information request
Michael Wedding
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
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advice and [2]http://blogs.fco.gov.uk to read our blogs.
Please note that all messages sent and received by members of the Foreign
& Commonwealth Office and its missions overseas may be automatically
logged, monitored and/or recorded in accordance with the
Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of
Communications) Regulations 2000. We keep and use information in line with
the Data Protection Act 1998. We may release this personal information to
other UK government departments and public authorities.
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From: P. John
5 August 2009
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 Foreign and
Commonwealth Office's handling of my FOI request 'European
Commission; First Stage of Infringement Proceeding'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/eu...
Please can I ask that you reconsider the public interest exemption.
The public interest is best served by openly and transparently
disclosing the reasons why the UK Government failed to enforce the
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act/Data Protection Act/Privacy
in Electronic Communications Regulations (among others), or in the
alternative, failed to correctly implement the European Directives
highlighted by the EC Infraction proceedings.
Yours faithfully,
P. John
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
6 August 2009
Dear P. John,
Thank you for your request for an internal review of your FOIA request. It has been passed to the relevant department within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to deal with. They will be in touch with you with an outcome.
Yours sincerely
Henry Leitch
Information Rights Team
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
18 September 2009
Dear Mr John,
Please see reply to your request for an internal review:
Many thanks,
Charles
Charles Shackleford, Desk Officer, EU Institutions and Treaty Strategy
Team, European Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Telephone Number: + 44 20 7008 3376
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Visit [1]http://www.fco.gov.uk for British foreign policy news and travel
advice and [2]http://blogs.fco.gov.uk to read our blogs.
Please note that all messages sent and received by members of the Foreign
& Commonwealth Office and its missions overseas may be automatically
logged, monitored and/or recorded in accordance with the
Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of
Communications) Regulations 2000. We keep and use information in line with
the Data Protection Act 1998. We may release this personal information to
other UK government departments and public authorities.
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From: P. John
24 September 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
thank you for your review.
I am naturally disappointed once again that the Government
considers it necessary to conceal so much information about the
circumstances of the Phorm affair, and related issues.
Democratic accountability is not being well served.
Yours faithfully,
P. John
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