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Publishing Orders online

Steve Elibank made this Freedom of Information request to Privy Council Office

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From: Steve Elibank

17 January 2010

Dear Privy Council Office,

Please treat this as a request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. I would like to request the following information:

— How, and based on what reasoning, was the decision reached that
the text of Privy Council Orders would not automatically be posted
online as, say, Acts of Parliament are?

— When was the decision reached?

— By whom was it reached (please supply any relevant minutes or
documents)?

— Has it been reviewed since (please supply relevant documentation)
and/or are there any plans to review it in the future?

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

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From: Over, Darren (ARU)

18 January 2010

Freedom of Information Request FOI/63027/10

Data Access & Compliance Unit
Information Directorate
Zone 6 B
Post point 6.25
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London
SW1H 9AJ

T 020 3334 5336
F 020 3334 2245
E [email address]

www.justice.gov.uk

18-JAN-10 Our Ref:FOI/63027/10

Dear Steve Elibank,

SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your correspondence of January 17, 2010, in which you
asked why are Privy Council Orders not automatically uploaded online
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) from the Ministry of
Justice (MoJ).

You will receive a response from us by February 15, 2010. Your request
has been passed to the appropriate business unit within the MoJ, and
they will write to you with their decision by this date.

The FOIA does provide a number of exemptions. A qualified exemption
requires that before relying on it we must consider the public interest
test. If the information you have requested is covered by a qualified
exemption(s) under FOIA, the Department is allowed to take longer than
20 working days to respond. This is because in such circumstances we are
required to consider the public interest issues when deciding whether or
not to disclose the information requested.

If more time is needed to consider the public interest issues under a
qualified exemption(s), we will write to you and inform you of the
revised date you can expect to receive a response to your request.

If you have any queries regarding this request please do not hesitate to
contact us. Please quote ref: FOI/63027/10 in all future correspondence.

Yours sincerely,

Darren Over
(Sent on behalf of Rhian Williams)
Data Access and Compliance Unit

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Privy Council Office

21 January 2010

Reply to Steve Elibank 21 1 10 Publishing PC Orders.pdf
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Dear Mr Elibank

Please see the attached response to your recent FOI request concerning
the publication of Privy Council Orders.

Yours sincerely

Ceri King

Ceri King
Head of Secretariat and Senior Clerk
Privy Council Office
2 Carlton Gardens
London SW1Y 5AA

020 7747 5300
www.privycouncil.gov.uk

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From: Steve Elibank

21 January 2010

Dear Ms King;

Thank-you for that prompt and helpful reply.

Regards,
Steve Elibank

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Privy Council Office

21 April 2010

Letter to Mr Elibank 20 April 2010 2.doc
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Please see the attached letter addressed to Mr Elibank.

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