Kaihsu Tai
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This person's 75 Freedom of Information requests
International law liability: Submarine nuclear accident
Would you please provide any risk assessment about the liability at international law that would be borne by the United Kingdom, in the event of a n...
Awaiting response.
Request sent to Defence Nuclear Safety Committee by Kaihsu Tai on 16 March 2010.
Request sent to Defence Nuclear Safety Committee by Kaihsu Tai on 16 March 2010.
Chinese names for British political figures
And a note that the WhatDoTheyKnow code has been improved to automatically remove the attachments from the Outlook message, so part of the above discu...
Successful.
Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Francis Irving on 10 March 2010.
Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Francis Irving on 10 March 2010.
Electoral Administration Act 2006: Irish and Commonwealth peers
Thank you for the further clarification. It was helpful and I appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Kaihsu Tai
Successful.
Follow up sent to Ministry of Justice by Kaihsu Tai on 27 January 2010.
Follow up sent to Ministry of Justice by Kaihsu Tai on 27 January 2010.
Council-owned properties in Jericho and Osney
Thank you for your helpful response. I am pleased to confirm that I have received all the information I expected.
Sincerely,
Kaihsu Tai
Successful.
Follow up sent to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai on 3 December 2009.
Follow up sent to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai on 3 December 2009.
estimate of cost for implementing British summer time
Dear Dr Tai
I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for
information about the estimated cost for implementing British su...
Information not held.
Information not held by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to Kaihsu Tai on 17 November 2009.
Information not held by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to Kaihsu Tai on 17 November 2009.
Global Climate Wake-up Call, 21 September 2009
Dear Dr Tai
Reference No: RFI2009000661
Thank you for your request for information dated 21/09/2009 which for
clarity I repeat below.
Th...
Partially successful.
Some information sent by Thames Valley Police to Kaihsu Tai on 6 November 2009.
Some information sent by Thames Valley Police to Kaihsu Tai on 6 November 2009.
Grantham House
Dear Dr Tai
With regard to your Freedom of Information request, I can now respond as
follows:
Grantham House is surplus to the Council's requirement...
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All information sent by Oxford City Council to Kaihsu Tai on 30 October 2009.
All information sent by Oxford City Council to Kaihsu Tai on 30 October 2009.
Pedestrian crossing offset
Dear Dr Tai,
Please note I am not replying under the Freedom of Information Act because the information you requested is freely available in the publ...
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All information sent by Department for Transport to Kaihsu Tai on 26 October 2009.
All information sent by Department for Transport to Kaihsu Tai on 26 October 2009.
selection procedure for non-executive directors of the Trust
Private & Confidential Jubilee House
Oxford Business Park South
FoI No: 246/09/09 5510 John Smith Drive
Cowley, Oxford
Dr Kaihsu Tai OX2 2LH
[...
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All information sent by Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) to Kaihsu Tai on 12 October 2009.
All information sent by Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) to Kaihsu Tai on 12 October 2009.
selection procedure for independent members of the Authority
The last selection process for independent members was in February 2009.
Regards
Sue Gardner
Executive Assistant
Thames Valley Police Authority
HQ S...
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All information sent by Thames Valley Police Authority to Kaihsu Tai on 25 September 2009.
All information sent by Thames Valley Police Authority to Kaihsu Tai on 25 September 2009.
selection procedure for non-executive directors of the Authority
The substantive part of the response:
‘The Appointment Commission is the independent organisation responsible, on behalf of the Secretary of State,...
Partially successful.
Request to South Central Strategic Health Authority by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 September 2009.
Request to South Central Strategic Health Authority by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 September 2009.
'whence' question upon British citizen's return
Many thanks again to you and your colleagues for the timely and clear response.
Sincerely,
Kaihsu Tai
Successful.
Follow up sent to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai on 23 September 2009.
Follow up sent to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai on 23 September 2009.
Oxford charter 1191
At the time of writing, this request was referred to in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford#History
tag: #wikipedia
Partially successful.
Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 7 September 2009.
Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 7 September 2009.
Lord Lieutenants in England and Wales
used as a reference for this Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lord_Lieutenants_of_England,_Wales_and_Northern_Ireland
#wiki...
Partially successful.
Request to Ministry of Justice by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by John Cross on 5 September 2009.
Request to Ministry of Justice by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by John Cross on 5 September 2009.
Fort Santo Domingo, Tamsui, Formosa (Taiwan): decommissioning as British consulate
tag: #wikipedia
Successful.
Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by John Cross on 5 September 2009.
Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by John Cross on 5 September 2009.
Declaration on 31 December 1982 on the definition of the term 'nationals'
At the time of writing the following Wikipedia article includes a link to this request in its list of references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briti...
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Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by John Cross on 5 September 2009.
Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by John Cross on 5 September 2009.
“Life in the UK” tests in Scottish Gaelic and Welsh
At the time of writing the following Wikipedia article includes a link to this request in its list of references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_...
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Request to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by John Cross on 5 September 2009.
Request to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by John Cross on 5 September 2009.
Exemption for Cyprus and Malta in the Worker Registration Scheme
Treaty of Accession 2003: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2003...
Successful.
Request to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 August 2009.
Request to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 August 2009.
European Vehicle Identification Database
Dear Dr. Tai,
Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2009030006054
Further to our letter of 23 March 2009, I am now able to provide a
resp...
Rejected.
Rejection by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to Kaihsu Tai on 18 June 2009.
Rejection by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to Kaihsu Tai on 18 June 2009.
Bonn Square markers
Thank you for your response earlier today. I am pleased to confirm that I have received all the information I need. Again, many thanks.
Sincerely...
Successful.
Follow up sent to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai on 4 June 2009.
Follow up sent to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai on 4 June 2009.
British cultural attachés
Thank you for your explanation. I shall consider carefully about how to proceed. Again, many thanks.
Sincerely,
Kaihsu Tai
Rejected.
Follow up sent to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai on 1 June 2009.
Follow up sent to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai on 1 June 2009.
Citizenship ceremonies
While the information you provided was not as fine-grained as set out in my initial request, I am satisfied with it and would like to confirm that...
Partially successful.
Follow up sent to Oxfordshire County Council by Kaihsu Tai on 21 May 2009.
Follow up sent to Oxfordshire County Council by Kaihsu Tai on 21 May 2009.
market share and dominance information
Thank you for your helpful response. I am pleased to confirm that I have received all the information I require. Again, many thanks.
Sincerely,...
Successful.
Follow up sent to UK Financial Investments Limited by Kaihsu Tai on 12 May 2009.
Follow up sent to UK Financial Investments Limited by Kaihsu Tai on 12 May 2009.
Biographies or curriculum vitæ of individual public members of Network Rail
I still have not received anything from Network Rail, but some of the biographies seem to be available here:
http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/...
Information not held.
Request to Office of Rail Regulation by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 1 May 2009.
Request to Office of Rail Regulation by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 1 May 2009.
Parking tickets against foreign vehicles
Thank you for the information released.
Sincerely,
Kaihsu Tai
Partially successful.
Follow up sent to Oxfordshire County Council by Kaihsu Tai on 1 May 2009.
Follow up sent to Oxfordshire County Council by Kaihsu Tai on 1 May 2009.
This person's 59 annotations
Council-owned properties in Jericho and Osney
Information received, in plain-text format:
* * *
Jericho and Osney Ward - Council-owned Property
Residential Properties
9 Abbey Place, Par...
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Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 3 December 2009.
Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 3 December 2009.
selection procedure for non-executive directors of the Authority
The substantive part of the response:
‘The Appointment Commission is the independent organisation responsible, on behalf of the Secretary of State,...
Partially successful.
Request to South Central Strategic Health Authority by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 September 2009.
Request to South Central Strategic Health Authority by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 September 2009.
selection procedure for independent members of the Authority
The web link cited is http://www.apa.police.uk/APA/About+Police+Authorities/Independent+Members/ which substantively contains just a link to http://ww...
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Request to Thames Valley Police Authority by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 23 September 2009.
Request to Thames Valley Police Authority by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 23 September 2009.
The public key to the Government Public Key Infrastructure
I have sent a request to the Communications Electronics Security Group (CESG) by private email. However, even if you see a public key posted on this s...
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Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Nicholas Bohm. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 12 September 2009.
Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Nicholas Bohm. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 12 September 2009.
plans for conversion to driving on the right
See also this BBC News Magazine entry, after the recent switching experience in Samoa: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8239048.stm
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Request to Department for Transport by Tony Coombe. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 7 September 2009.
Request to Department for Transport by Tony Coombe. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 7 September 2009.
Oxford charter 1191
At the time of writing, this request was referred to in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford#History
tag: #wikipedia
Partially successful.
Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 7 September 2009.
Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 7 September 2009.
Exemption for Cyprus and Malta in the Worker Registration Scheme
Treaty of Accession 2003: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2003...
Successful.
Request to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 August 2009.
Request to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 August 2009.
Bonn Square markers
The original inscription:
BONN SQUARE
The Lord Mayor of the City of Oxford
Councillor Mrs. Olive Gibbs
and the Chairman of
The Bonn City Distric...
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Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 4 June 2009.
Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 4 June 2009.
British cultural attachés
Rejected with this reason: “Our central management information system does not recognise the term ‘cultural attache’. Therefore, I would need to appro...
Rejected.
Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 1 June 2009.
Request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 1 June 2009.
Biographies or curriculum vitæ of individual public members of Network Rail
I still have not received anything from Network Rail, but some of the biographies seem to be available here:
http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/...
Information not held.
Request to Office of Rail Regulation by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 1 May 2009.
Request to Office of Rail Regulation by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 1 May 2009.
Unlawful DNA and Fingerprint Retention by the UK goverment.
A related debate in the House of Commons is here: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2009-03-23a.6.0
Partially successful.
Request to Home Office by John Anderson. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 14 April 2009.
Request to Home Office by John Anderson. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 14 April 2009.
number of fatal collisions dealt with by Roads Policing department
Link now archived at http://www.webcitation.org/5fe4C1H7z
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Request to Thames Valley Police by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 29 March 2009.
Request to Thames Valley Police by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 29 March 2009.
Offenders Index statistics
Link referred to now archived at http://www.webcitation.org/5fe0wz94o
Successful.
Request to Ministry of Justice by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 29 March 2009.
Request to Ministry of Justice by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 29 March 2009.
Exemption for Cyprus and Malta in the Worker Registration Scheme
Treaty of Accession 2003: http://tinyurl.com/accession2003
Annexes: http://tinyurl.com/accession2003annex
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Request to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 27 March 2009.
Request to UK Border Agency by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 27 March 2009.
United Reformed Church, Lion Walk, Colchester Act 1980 (c. xlii)
Now at http://www.archive.org/details/UnitedReformedChurchLionWalkColchesterAct1980Xlii
Information not held.
Request to National Archives by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
Request to National Archives by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
United Reformed Church, Lion Walk, Colchester Act 1980 (c. xlii)
Now at http://www.archive.org/details/UnitedReformedChurchLionWalkColchesterAct1980Xlii
Partially successful.
Request to Essex County Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
Request to Essex County Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
United Reformed Church, Lion Walk, Colchester Act 1980 (c. xlii)
Now at http://www.archive.org/details/UnitedReformedChurchLionWalkColchesterAct1980Xlii
Information not held.
Request to Ministry of Justice by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
Request to Ministry of Justice by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
United Reformed Church, Lion Walk, Colchester Act 1980 (c. xlii)
Now at http://www.archive.org/details/UnitedReformedChurchLionWalkColchesterAct1980Xlii
Information not held.
Request to Colchester Borough Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
Request to Colchester Borough Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
United Reformed Church, Lion Walk, Colchester Act 1980 (c. xlii)
Now at http://www.archive.org/details/UnitedReformedChurchLionWalkColchesterAct1980Xlii
Rejected.
Request to House of Lords by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
Request to House of Lords by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
United Reformed Church, Lion Walk, Colchester Act 1980 (c. xlii)
Several months ago, I placed an order with The Stationery Office for a copy of this Act (along with other Acts), but the TSO was unable to fulfil this...
Rejected.
Request to House of Lords by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
Request to House of Lords by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 March 2009.
PM's mobile telephones
Referencing parliamentary written answer: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2008-04-23e.200805.h&c=21787
Partially successful.
Request to Cabinet Office by Mark Startin. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 26 February 2009.
Request to Cabinet Office by Mark Startin. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 26 February 2009.
minutes of Cabinet meetings, January 2009
Testing the principle of Cabinet confidentiality as expounded by the Rt Hon. Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice yesterday: http://www....
Rejected.
Request to Cabinet Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 February 2009.
Request to Cabinet Office by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 25 February 2009.
United Reformed Church, Lion Walk, Colchester Act 1980 (c. xlii)
Followed up at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/united_reformed_church_lion_walk_5
Information not held.
Request to National Archives by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 February 2009.
Request to National Archives by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 17 February 2009.
European Vehicle Identification Database
Followed up at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/european_vehicle_identification_2
Information not held.
Request to HM Revenue & Customs by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 6 February 2009.
Request to HM Revenue & Customs by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 6 February 2009.
text of bylaws
The parsed texts of these bylaws are starting to be posted at http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Category:Oxford_City_Council_Bylaws
Successful.
Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 2 December 2008.
Request to Oxford City Council by Kaihsu Tai. Annotated by Kaihsu Tai on 2 December 2008.

