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Mr Geert Wilders
A Freedom of Information request to Home Office by John Walker
The request was partially successful.
John Walker
12 February 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Reference the decision to ban Mr Geert Wilders from entering the
UK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7...
Please supply copies of all correspondence relating to the decision
to ban Mr Wilders.
Yours faithfully,
John Walker
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
17 February 2009
Dear John Walker
Thank you for your recent e-mail concerning the above. 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
12 March 2009
<<PIT extension letter (11233).doc>>
Dear Mr Walker,
Please see the attached in relation to your Freedom of Information
request.
Kind regards,
UKBA
FOI Team
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Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
16 April 2009
Dear Mr Walker,
Please see the attached in relation to your Freedom of Information
request.
<<PIT extension letter (11233) 2.doc>>
Yours sincerely,
UKBA
FOI Team
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John Walker
16 April 2009
Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),
I suspect that this stalling has more to do with the government's
interest than with the public interest.
Yours sincerely,
John Walker
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
13 May 2009
<<11233 (Walker) Ext letter 13.05.09.doc>>
Dear Mr Walker,
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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John Walker
13 May 2009
Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),
You say "I would like to assure you that we are dealing with your
request as a matter of urgency and we hope to send you a
substantive reply by 11 June 2009."
If this is being dealt with "as a matter of urgency", I hate to
think what happens when you are back-sliding.
Yours sincerely,
John Walker
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
11 June 2009
Dear Mr Walker,
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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John Walker
14 July 2009
Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),
A response to this FOI request is well overdue. You should have
replied by now, and are breaking the law.
Please set up an internal review.
Yours sincerely,
John Walker
Fisher Christine
Home Office
21 July 2009
Dear John Walker
FOI 11233 - Geert Wilders
Thank you for your recent e-mail concerning the above matter. We are
currently gathering all the information needed to complete this review
and we will respond as soon as possible.
Kind Regards
UKBA
FOI Team
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John Walker
24 August 2009
Dear Fisher Christine,
Well, where is the information?
This request was first made on 12 February 2009 and it has taken
you six months to produce nothing.
Yours sincerely,
John Walker
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
25 August 2009
Dear John Walker,
Your request is being considered and we will respond as soon as
possible.
I apologise for the delay.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Feakins,
Freedom of Information Team
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John Walker
22 September 2009
Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),
Well, where is it?
I request ANOTHER internal review into these delays.
Yours sincerely,
John Walker
P. John left an annotation (30 September 2009)
This ought to be put in the hands of the ICO.
The ICO will take a long time to investigate (which is all the more reason for asking them earlier rather than later) but they can compel the Home Office to release this information.
You could also try contacting the newspapers.
P. John left an annotation (30 September 2009)
This FoI ought to be put in the hands of the ICO.
The ICO will take a long time to investigate (which is all the more reason for asking them earlier rather than later) but they can compel the Home Office to release this information.
Print this page, add a covering letter explaining your complaint, and send it to...
The Case Reception Unit
Customer Service Team
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
(see http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...)
You could also try contacting the newspapers.
John Walker left an annotation (30 September 2009)
Thank you, P. John
Have today complained to the ICO.
Clemens de Wolf left an annotation (16 October 2009)
Dear Mr Walker,
Thanks for asking these question(s) :-). I'm a PVV voter- actually i voted for mr Wilders- and I now am afraid i wont be able to enter the UK, too.
Is it possible for me - beeing a Dutch local- to ask the same question? Seems to me that my freedom to travel in the EU is limited too and i really like to know why. Or better. Is it possible to mandate you in this matter?
regards,
Clemens de Wolf. The Free Republic of the Netherlands.
John Walker
29 October 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Well, where is the information?
Another month passes and still you have the arrogance to continue
to break the law and refuse to reply.
I request ANOTHER internal review into these repeated delays.
Yours faithfully,
John Walker
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
30 October 2009
Dear Mr Walker
Thank you for your email of 29 October, I would like to apologise for
the delay in responding to you.
We are currently dealing with your FOI request as well as your request
for an internal review and we hope to contact you shortly with the
outcome.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Team
UK Border Agency
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John Walker
1 December 2009
Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),
Well, where is the information?
I am thoroughly sick of these repeated delays by your department.
Another month passes and still you have the arrogance to continue
to break the law and refuse to reply.
I request ANOTHER internal review into these repeated delays.
Yours sincerely,
John Walker
John Walker
22 December 2009
Dear Home Office,
Well?
Any chance of a reply this side of Christmas 2010?
Yours faithfully,
John Walker
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
23 December 2009
Dear Mr Walker,
Thank you for your Email.
Your reqeust is being dealt with as a matter of urgency and you will
receive a response shortly.
Regards
Freedom of information Team
UKBA
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John Walker
8 January 2010
Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),
I received a decision notice from the ICO today.
They say "The Commissioner has found that the UK Border Agency is
in breach of section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(the Act) in failing to provide a response within the past eleven
months."
Well, what are you going to do - provide the information or issue a
valid refusal notice?
Yours sincerely,
John Walker
P. John left an annotation (18 January 2010)
Unbelievable.
Still no answer, almost a whole *year* later?
It is a complete mockery of FoI, and open accountability/ transparency of Government.
By law they should have responded "promptly, but not later than 20 working days".
Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
Home Office
21 January 2010
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Dear Mr Walker
Please find the attached in relation to your Freedom of Information
request. I apologise for the inordinate delay in responding to your
request.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
UK Border Agency.
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Alex Skene left an annotation (7 February 2010)
The ICO's decision notice that John referred to on 8 January 2010 has now been published on their website:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/d...
"Chronology
13. On 30 October 2009 the Commissioner contacted the public authority to ascertain its current progress concerning the response to the complainant.
14. The public authority confirmed “unfortunately a response to this case has not yet been issued by the UKBA” and that “it is clear that the Home Office has not complied with the terms of the FOI Act.”
15. On 09 November 2009 the Commissioner pressed for an immediate response from the UK Border Agency. Although he understood the complexity of considering the issues involved in the case, namely the possible engagement of section 27(1)(a) and the relevant public interest test, he had to reiterate that the request had been made to the public authority ten months ago.
16. On 27 November 2009 the public authority provided the Commissioner with an update regarding the overdue response. The UK Border Agency confirmed that the final reply was only ready in draft form and therefore had not yet been sent to the complainant. This was due to the possible inclusion of section 36 being considered by the agency’s lawyers. The public authority stated that the final reply was imminent and that it recognised the delay regarding this response was unacceptable.
17. On 08 December 2009 the Commissioner asked the public authority to confirm the substantive response had successfully been provided to the complainant, as stated in its email of 27 November 2009, during either the week commencing 30 November or 07 December 2009. The Commissioner informed the UK Border Agency that in the unfortunate event that it had failed to do so he would have no option other than issue a Decision Notice."
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