HM Government response to a monarch's abdication

Gavin Whenman made this Freedom of Information request to Cabinet Office

The request was refused by Cabinet Office.

From: Gavin Whenman

22 November 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

My Freedom of Information request relates to HM Government's
response to the abdication of the monarch

a. Does the Cabinet Office or Cabinet Secretary hold any documents
relating to HM Government's plans should the monarch choose to
abdicate?

b. If such documents exist, could the Cabinet Office or Cabinet
Secretary please release them into the public domain for debate and
consultation.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Whenman

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Cabinet Office

26 November 2008

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI260462

Dear Mr Whenman,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
24/11/2008 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team
Cabinet Office
E: [1][Cabinet Office request email]

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Cabinet Office

10 December 2008


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Dear Mr Whenman,

Please find attached to this email a letter regarding your recent Freedom
of Information request.

Many thanks

Daniel Hunt

Openness Advisor

Knowledge and Information Management Unit (Openness Team)

Room 3.30, Admiralty Arch, London SW1A 2WH

Tel: 020 7276 2219

e-Mail: [1][email address]

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Dr K J Hamer left an annotation ( 3 January 2009)

I would request an internet review to this - I am very surprised that the Cabinet Office believe it would take more than 3 days to carry out your request. Please appeal!

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Gavin Whenman left an annotation ( 5 January 2009)

Rather than an internal review, I've submitted separate requests for each of the last 12 years.

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