Geert Wilders - Basis of Exclusion
A Freedom of Information request to Home Office by Paul Perrin
The request was partially successful.
Paul Perrin
21 February 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to see the full justification for the decision to
prevent Geert Wilders from visiting the UK to discuss his film
'Fitna' with members of the House of Lords.
I am particularly interested in this as one government minister has
said that he formed his view having made sweeping assumptions about
the content of the film 'Fitna' without having actually seen it.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Perrin
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
2 March 2009
Dear Paul Perrin
Thank you for your recent e-mail. Your request is being dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and we will respond
shortly.
Kind Regards
UKBA
FOI Team
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Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
19 March 2009
<<11317 (Perrin) Extension.doc>>
Dear Mr Perrin,
Please see the attached in relation to your Freedom of Information
request.
Kind regards,
UKBA
Information Access Policy Team
Freedom of Information
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Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
16 April 2009
Dear Mr Perrin,
Please see the attached in relation to your Freedom of Information
request.
<<PIT extension letter (11317) 2.doc>>
Kind regards,
UKBA
Information Access Policy Team
Freedom of Information
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Paul Perrin left an annotation (18 April 2009)
They have said they require even more time to consider the 'public interest' in relation to this request.
'hope to reply by 14th May'...
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
13 May 2009
<<11317 (Perrin) Ext letter 13.05.09.doc>>
Dear Mr Perrin,
Please see the attached in relation to your Freedom of Information
request. I would like to apologise for this further delay.
Kind regards,
S Goddard
Information Access Policy Team
UK Border Agency
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Paul Perrin
13 May 2009
Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),
Please explain what is causing the delay.
Particularly what meetings/signoffs are still required/scheduled
and who is involved in them.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Perrin
Paul Perrin
13 May 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 Home Office's
handling of my FOI request 'Geert Wilders - Basis of Exclusion'.
The request should have been completed by the 24th March - but I
keep getting responses saying it needs another month - I have no
confidence that my request is being progressed at all.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ge...
Yours sincerely,
Paul Perrin
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
11 June 2009
Dear Mr Perrin,
I am very sorry but it will not be possible to provide you with a response
to your Freedom of Information request today. This is for the reasons
already outlined in my previous correspondence to you.
I know that this further delay will be a disappointment to you but we are
now aiming to send you a response by 25 June.
Kind regards,
S Goddard
Information Access Policy Team
(Freedom of Information)
UK Border Agency
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Paul Perrin
11 June 2009
Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),
Following your last response, I asked if you could explain the
cause of the delay - you did not reply.
You have said that you are undertaking a review based on 'public
interest' but I would like (at least) a time table of meetings
organised to consider this matter.
You have given me many apologies and new dates all with out any
detailed explanation.
This time I would like an explanation of what is going to happen
between now and the 25th June that will make it possible for you to
respond on that date.
Please acknowledge receipt of this email by return.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Perrin
Paul Perrin
18 June 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
As requested on several previous occasions I would like an
explanation of the delay.
I am disappointed that you continue to ignore my communicaions.
You have asked for extensions again and again, and at no point
explained what the actual delay is due to, and on how you have
arrived at each new 'expected' date.
This is entirely unacceptable. I am starting to wonder if you are
hoping to delay answering until after the next general election.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Perrin
Paul Perrin
26 June 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Yet another promised delivery date is past.
I still await my information, and have had no substantial
explanation of any delay, nor any substantial justification for the
repeated missed extension dates.
I have asked for an internal review, as yet with out response, I
have asked for a more information regarding the delay and have had
no response.
My original request was made in February - it is entirely
unacceptable to have been kept waiting with no substantial
explanation, and it is unacceptable that you do not respond to
correspondence.
Please confirm receipt by return and provide the information and
full explainations that I have requested.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Perrin
Paul Perrin
13 July 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
We are now in July and my original information has not been
provided, and no response to my request for an internal review has
been received either.
Please can you respond by return explaining what they current
situation is regarding this matter?
Yours faithfully,
Paul Perrin
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
21 January 2010
Dear Perrin
Please find the attached documents in relation to your Freedom of
Information request. I apologise for the delay in sending a response to
your request.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
UK Border Agency
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