International and Immigration
Tel: 020 7035 4848
Policy Group
Fax: 020 7035 4745
2 Marsham Street
www.gov.uk/homeoffice
London
SW1P 4DF
BritCits
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FOI Reference:
34783
1 April 2015
Dear BritCits
Thank you for your e-mail of 17 February, in which you asked for the following in relation to
the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case of
O & B (C-456/12): 1. Guidance issued to UKVI caseworkers and border staff in relation to this judgment
2. Timescales for when UK regulations will be amended to incorporate this court ruling
The first part of your request has been handled as a request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. We do not believe the second part of your request to be
a valid Freedom of Information request but are, however, prepared to provide a response
under routine correspondence.
In relation to part one, the Home Office does not hold the information which you have
requested as no guidance has been issued to caseworkers or border staff as a result of
this judgment.
As regards the second part of your request, we are still considering if, and how, the
Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 need to be amended as a result
of the judgment and so we are currently unable to provide timescales for this.
If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent internal review
of our handling of your request by submitting a complaint within two months to the address
below,
quoting reference FOI 34783. If you ask for an internal review, it would be helpful
if you could say why you are dissatisfied with the response.
Information Access Team
Home Office
Ground Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
e-mail: xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx
As part of any internal review the Department's handling of your information request will be
reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you with this response. If you
remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you would have a right of complaint to the
Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Yours sincerely
C Doran
Free Movement Operational Policy Team
International and Immigration Policy Group (IIPG)