Home Office - reported to the Information Commissioner's Office

John Walker made this Freedom of Information request to Home Office

The request was successful.

From: John Walker

14 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

For each of the following acts/regulations, how many times has the
Home Office been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office
for alleged breaches of the listed acts/regulations and how many
times has the Home Office been found guilty of breaking the law?

Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA)

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations
2003

Yours faithfully,

John Walker

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From: Riddle Martin (IMS)
Home Office

16 October 2009


Attachment 13053 Walker Acknowledgement letter.pdf
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Dear Mr Walker

Please find attached the latest update regarding your request for
information case 13053

Many Thanks

Martin Riddle | Information Access Team
Information Management Service | Financial and Commercial Group
Ground Floor | Seacole Building | Home Office | 2 Marsham Street | London
SW1P 4DF
Switchboard Number: 0207 035 4848

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
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From: Riddle Martin (IMS)
Home Office

11 November 2009


Attachment 13053 Walker 20 day deadline missed apology letter.pdf
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Dear Mr Walker

Please find attached an update to your request for information case 13053.

Many Thanks

Martin Riddle | Information Access Team
Information Management Service | Financial and Commercial Group
Ground Floor | Seacole Building | Home Office | 2 Marsham Street | London
SW1P 4DF
Switchboard Number: 0207 035 4848

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

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From: John Walker

12 November 2009

Dear Riddle Martin (IMS),

Your usual arrogance.

The Home Office has a habit of breaking the law when it comes to
not answering FOI requests on time.

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: Riddle Martin (IMS)
Home Office

4 December 2009


Attachment us ascii Q 13053 Walker 2nd 20 day deadline missed apology lett us ascii Q er 2E 2Epdf.pdf
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Dear Mr Walker

Please find attached the latest update relating to your request for
information. I apologise for the ongoing delay you are experiencing in
issuing you our response to this case. The reason for this is because it
is taking longer to collate the information than we estimated. I can tell
you that we do hope to issue our response soon.

Many Thanks

Martin Riddle | Information Access Team
Information Management Service | Financial and Commercial Group
Ground Floor | Seacole Building | Home Office | 2 Marsham Street | London
SW1P 4DF
Switchboard Number: 0207 035 4848

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

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From: John Walker

4 December 2009

Dear Riddle Martin (IMS),

Complaint made to the ICO.

I am sick and tired of your department's repeated refusal to answer
FOI requests.

I request an internal review.

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: Information Access
Home Office

7 December 2009

Dear Mr Walker

Thank you for your e-mail of 4 December in which you ask for a review to
be conducted into the delay in sending you a reply to the above request.

I have been asked to conduct the review and hope to reply to you no later
than 17 December.

Yours sincerely

Steve Kirk

Information Access Team

Information Management Service

Financial and Commercial Group

Ground Floor (NW), Seacole Building

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

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From: Riddle Martin (IMS)
Home Office

17 December 2009


Attachment 13053 Walker Final Response.pdf
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Dear Mr Walker,

Please find attached our response to your request for information case
13053, I apologise for the delay.

Many Thanks

Martin Riddle | Information Access Team
Information Management Service | Financial and Commercial Group
Ground Floor | Seacole Building | Home Office | 2 Marsham Street | London
SW1P 4DF
Switchboard Number: 0207 035 4848

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

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nutty (Account suspended) left an annotation (17 December 2009)

'Sick and tired'? That's a bit strong.
Is this a matter of life or death for you? Or is it a waste of taxpayers' money? I suspect the latter.

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From: Information Access
Home Office

22 December 2009


Attachment 13053 Time complaint reply.pdf
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Dear Mr Walker

Please see attached our reply to your complaint that you had not received
a reply to the above case reference within the required 20 working days.

Yours sincerely

Steve Kirk

Information Access Team

Information Management Service

Financial and Commercial Group

Ground Floor (NW), Seacole Building

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

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