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Retention Policy for documents and communications
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From: James Martin
24 April 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Could you please provide me with the guidelines or policy in place
at the DCSF in relation to the retention of all official documents
and communications.
Yours faithfully,
James Martin
Department for Children, Schools and Families
27 April 2009
Dear Mr Martin
Thank you for your recent email. A reply will be sent to you as soon as
possible. For information, the departmental standard for correspondence
received is that responses should be sent within 20 working days as you
are requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number
2009/0038092.
Thank you.
Central Allocation Team
Public Communications Team
Tel: 0870 0002288
www.dcsf.gov.uk
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From: James Martin
27 May 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department for
Children, Schools and Families's handling of my FOI request
'Retention Policy for documents and communications'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/re...
Yours sincerely,
James Martin
Department for Children, Schools and Families
27 May 2009
Dear Mr Martin,
Thank you for your email dated 24 April about retention policy for
documents and communications within the Department. I am sorry that you
have not received an earlier response.
Generic schedules have been prepared by The National Archives (please see
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/recor...)
and adopted by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
I hope you find this information useful.
Yours sincerely,
Graeme Brown
Chief Information Officer Group
[email address]
[1]www.dcsf.gov.uk
Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2009/0038092.
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From: James Martin
27 May 2009
Dear Mr Brown,
The link to the National Archives is incorrect and so you have not
provided me with the information requested.
Please provide me with the correct internet link so I can obtain
the information requested or upload a hard copy if this is easier.
Yours sincerely,
James Martin
Department for Children, Schools and Families
27 May 2009
Dear Mr Martin
Further to our telephone conversation, this is the full list in MS Word.
It is 36 pages long.
Regards
Graeme Brown
Graeme Brown
Strategy and Architecture Unit
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3BT
Tel: 020 7783 8306
[1]www.dcsf.gov.uk
[2]www.escs-isb.org.uk
[3]www.myguide.gov.uk
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3. http://www.myguide.gov.uk/
Department for Children, Schools and Families
28 May 2009
Dear Mr Martin,
Thank you for your further email dated 27 May about retention policy for
documents and communications within the Department.
We spoke on the telephone yesterday, 27 May, about this and I understand
that this issue has now been resolved.
Yours sincerely,
Graeme Brown
Chief Information Officer Group
[email address]
[1]www.dcsf.gov.uk
Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2009/0047177.
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