Passing of responsibility for Phorm to the ICO

Dear Sir or Madam,

1. please supply copies of any correspondence between the Prime
Ministers Office and the ICO which pertains to the reply by your
office to the petition that it is the responsibility of the ICO to
monitor Phorm should it be deployed.
http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page19318

2. Does this reply to petitioners now mean that the government
feels that Phorm is not or would not be in breach of RIPA as
previous pronouncements by the government have stated that ' it is
for the courts to decide' ?

3 If the above is not the case then why has responsibility been
passed to the ICO who has no remit or powers to enforce the RIPA
legislation?

4. The law states that BOTH parties must give permission for the
interception ie webuser and website owner before an interception is
legal. If this permission is not given by either party then the
interception is illegal and in breach of RIPA. If the government
has already decided that no breach of RIPA has or will take place,
how does that reconcile with the statement made by the government
when previously questioned on this matter that 'It is for the
courts to decide'?

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Main

Dear Sir or Madam,
You are now overdue in responding. Under the Act your reply should
have been sent no later than the 22nd June 2009. You are now
breaking the law. Please respond immediately

Yours sincerely,

Phillip Main