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Dear Department for Communities and Local Government,

1. Could you tell me if following the Local Government Select Committee Inquiry into the
Community Rights:

Q1. Do DCLG hold or not hold information on any requests made by DCLG or received by DCLG from local authorities or relevant bodies on the right to challenge as outlined in the Localism Act?
Q2. Has the DCLG made any requests, but does not hold any responses?
Q3. Have any summaries (partial or complete) of the numbers of challenges been attempted whether created by DCLG or a third party, and could they be shared?
Q4. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason it has since become unavailable?

2. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government Select
Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 12) it is
noted:

'We have recently contacted all groups that have received specialist
support through both the Community Right to Challenge and Community
Ownership and Management of Assets programmes asking them about the impact
of the support they received on their organisation and what they have
achieved since. This includes questions as to whether they have submitted
an expression of interest under the Community Right to Challenge, whether
they have taken part in a procurement exercise and whether they have won a
contract.

Q5. How many groups received specialist support referred to in the response?
Q6. During what date range were the groups contacted?
Q7. Is the basis for the information forming the response to the select committee able to be shared? This would include number of responses received, the groups contacted, impact of support and achievements since and action taken by DCLG.
Q8. Is an example of the correspondence able to be shared, including the list of questions sent?
Q9. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason it has since become unavailable?

3. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government Select
Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 13 para 31) it
is noted:

'We will work with local commissioners to examine the impact of
the Community Right to Challenge and to consider other means to achieve
its broad policy aims'.

Q10. Has an examination of the impact of the Community Right to Challenge been undertaken following the government response?
Q11. If so, on what date and which commissioners were involved?
Q12. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason it has since become unavailable?

Yours faithfully,

James Evans

Dear Department for Communities and Local Government,

I understand that my request has been delayed - although by law I should have had a response by now. Could you advise as to the current position please?

Yours faithfully,

James Evans

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Hello
 
Can you please let us know the reference number of your request, the
subject matter and who replied to you.
 
Kind regards, Knowledge and Information Access Team
Department for Communities and Local Government
 
Dear Department for Communities and Local Government,

I understand that my request has been delayed - although by law I should
have had a response by now. Could you advise as to the current position
please?

Yours faithfully,

James Evans

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Dear Despatch Box,

I don't have the reference number, but the FOI was delivered on 27 July, and I was informed by the What Do They Know website that the request was delayed - I assume because its past the timeframe for a response. The subject matter is already within the page of the website, to which you have responded.

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

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Sent request to Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities again.

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Thank you for your email. We are currently processing your request. If you
have any questions, please ask by return email. Please don’t change the
subject line when replying as this could delay your message getting to the
right person.
 
Department for Communities and Local Government
Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
 
 
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Dear Mr Evans
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for contacting us on 19 September 2017.
 
Your request was:
 
1. Could you tell me if following the Local Government Select Committee
Inquiry into the Community Rights:

Q1. Do DCLG hold or not hold information on any requests made by DCLG or
received by DCLG from local authorities or relevant bodies on the right to
challenge as outlined in the Localism Act?

Q2. Has the DCLG made any requests, but does not hold any responses?

Q3. Have any summaries (partial or complete) of the numbers of challenges
been attempted whether created by DCLG or a third party, and could they be
shared?

Q4. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

2. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 12) it
is noted: 'We have recently contacted all groups that have received
specialist support through both the Community Right to Challenge and
Community Ownership and Management of Assets programmes asking them about
the impact of the support they received on their organisation and what
they have achieved since. This includes questions as to whether they have
submitted an expression of interest under the Community Right to
Challenge, whether they have taken part in a procurement exercise and
whether they have won a contract.

Q5. How many groups received specialist support referred to in the
response?

Q6. During what date range were the groups contacted?

Q7. Is the basis for the information forming the response to the select
committee able to be shared? This would include number of responses
received, the groups contacted, impact of support and achievements since
and action taken by DCLG.

Q8. Is an example of the correspondence able to be shared, including the
list of questions sent?

Q9. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

3. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 13 para
31) it is noted: 'We will work with local commissioners to examine the
impact of the Community Right to Challenge and to consider other means to
achieve its broad policy aims'.

Q10. Has an examination of the impact of the Community Right to Challenge
been undertaken following the government response?

Q11. If so, on what date and which commissioners were involved?

Q12. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?
 
I am dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and aim to send you a response by 17 October 2017.
 
If you have any questions, please ask by return email. Please leave the
subject line unchanged when replying, to make sure your email gets
straight to me.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Ashwin Jolly
Deputy FOI Business Partner
 
 
 
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Dear Mr Evans
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information:
 
Your request was:
 
1. Could you tell me if following the Local Government Select Committee
Inquiry into the Community Rights:

Q1. Do DCLG hold or not hold information on any requests made by DCLG or
received by DCLG from local authorities or relevant bodies on the right to
challenge as outlined in the Localism Act?

Q2. Has the DCLG made any requests, but does not hold any responses?

Q3. Have any summaries (partial or complete) of the numbers of challenges
been attempted whether created by DCLG or a third party, and could they be
shared?

Q4. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

2. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 12) it
is noted: 'We have recently contacted all groups that have received
specialist support through both the Community Right to Challenge and
Community Ownership and Management of Assets programmes asking them about
the impact of the support they received on their organisation and what
they have achieved since. This includes questions as to whether they have
submitted an expression of interest under the Community Right to
Challenge, whether they have taken part in a procurement exercise and
whether they have won a contract.

Q5. How many groups received specialist support referred to in the
response?

Q6. During what date range were the groups contacted?

Q7. Is the basis for the information forming the response to the select
committee able to be shared? This would include number of responses
received, the groups contacted, impact of support and achievements since
and action taken by DCLG.

Q8. Is an example of the correspondence able to be shared, including the
list of questions sent?

Q9. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

3. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 13 para
31) it is noted: 'We will work with local commissioners to examine the
impact of the Community Right to Challenge and to consider other means to
achieve its broad policy aims'.

Q10. Has an examination of the impact of the Community Right to Challenge
been undertaken following the government response?

Q11. If so, on what date and which commissioners were involved?

Q12. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?, which we received on 19 September 2017.
 
We are handling it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
We do hold some of this information, but unfortunately I will not be able
to give you a response within the normal 20 working days. I need
additional time to give extra consideration to the public interest in
releasing it.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows this when one or more qualified
exemptions apply to the information. In this case the exemptions I am
considering are s36 of the Act, concerning prejudice tof effective conduct
of public affairs
 
I estimate that it will take an additional 20 working days to take a
decision on where the balance of the public interest lies. Therefore, I
will respond to you by 14 November 2017.
 
Complaints procedure
 
If you are unhappy with this response, we will review it and report back
to you. (This is called an internal review.) If you want us to do this,
let us know by return email within two months of receiving this response.
You can also ask by letter addressed to:
 
Department for Communities and Local Government
Knowledge and Information Access Team
1st Floor NW, Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London, SW1P 4DF
 
If you are unhappy with the outcome of this internal review, you can ask
the independent Information Commissioner to investigate. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at email address [1][email address] or
use their online form at [2]ico.org.uk/concerns or call them on 0303 123
1113.
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Ashwin Jolly
Deputy FOI Business Partner
 
 
 
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Dear Mr Evans
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information:
 
Your request was:
 
1. Could you tell me if following the Local Government Select Committee
Inquiry into the Community Rights:

Q1. Do DCLG hold or not hold information on any requests made by DCLG or
received by DCLG from local authorities or relevant bodies on the right to
challenge as outlined in the Localism Act?

Q2. Has the DCLG made any requests, but does not hold any responses?

Q3. Have any summaries (partial or complete) of the numbers of challenges
been attempted whether created by DCLG or a third party, and could they be
shared?

Q4. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

2. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 12) it
is noted: 'We have recently contacted all groups that have received
specialist support through both the Community Right to Challenge and
Community Ownership and Management of Assets programmes asking them about
the impact of the support they received on their organisation and what
they have achieved since. This includes questions as to whether they have
submitted an expression of interest under the Community Right to
Challenge, whether they have taken part in a procurement exercise and
whether they have won a contract.

Q5. How many groups received specialist support referred to in the
response?

Q6. During what date range were the groups contacted?

Q7. Is the basis for the information forming the response to the select
committee able to be shared? This would include number of responses
received, the groups contacted, impact of support and achievements since
and action taken by DCLG.

Q8. Is an example of the correspondence able to be shared, including the
list of questions sent?

Q9. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

3. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 13 para
31) it is noted: 'We will work with local commissioners to examine the
impact of the Community Right to Challenge and to consider other means to
achieve its broad policy aims'.

Q10. Has an examination of the impact of the Community Right to Challenge
been undertaken following the government response?

Q11. If so, on what date and which commissioners were involved?

Q12. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?, which we received on 19 September 2017.
 
We are handling it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
We do hold some of this information, but unfortunately I will not be able
to give you a response within the normal 20 working days. I need
additional time to give extra consideration to the public interest in
releasing it.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows this when one or more qualified
exemptions apply to the information. In this case the exemptions I am
considering are s36 of the Act, concerning prejudice tof effective conduct
of public affairs
 
I estimate that it will take an additional 20 working days to take a
decision on where the balance of the public interest lies. We will now try
to respond to you by 13 December 2017.
 
Complaints procedure
 
If you are unhappy with this response, we will review it and report back
to you. (This is called an internal review.) If you want us to do this,
let us know by return email within two months of receiving this response.
You can also ask by letter addressed to:
 
Department for Communities and Local Government
Knowledge and Information Access Team
1st Floor NW, Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London, SW1P 4DF
 
If you are unhappy with the outcome of this internal review, you can ask
the independent Information Commissioner to investigate. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at email address [1][email address] or
use their online form at [2]ico.org.uk/concerns or call them on 0303 123
1113.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Ashwin Jolly
Deputy FOI Business Partner
 
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Dear Mr Evans
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information which we received on 19
September 2017.
 
Your request was:
 
1. Could you tell me if following the Local Government Select Committee
Inquiry into the Community Rights:

Q1. Do DCLG hold or not hold information on any requests made by DCLG or
received by DCLG from local authorities or relevant bodies on the right to
challenge as outlined in the Localism Act?

Q2. Has the DCLG made any requests, but does not hold any responses?

Q3. Have any summaries (partial or complete) of the numbers of challenges
been attempted whether created by DCLG or a third party, and could they be
shared?

Q4. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

2. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 12) it
is noted: 'We have recently contacted all groups that have received
specialist support through both the Community Right to Challenge and
Community Ownership and Management of Assets programmes asking them about
the impact of the support they received on their organisation and what
they have achieved since. This includes questions as to whether they have
submitted an expression of interest under the Community Right to
Challenge, whether they have taken part in a procurement exercise and
whether they have won a contract.

Q5. How many groups received specialist support referred to in the
response?

Q6. During what date range were the groups contacted?

Q7. Is the basis for the information forming the response to the select
committee able to be shared? This would include number of responses
received, the groups contacted, impact of support and achievements since
and action taken by DCLG.

Q8. Is an example of the correspondence able to be shared, including the
list of questions sent?

Q9. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

3. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 13 para
31) it is noted: 'We will work with local commissioners to examine the
impact of the Community Right to Challenge and to consider other means to
achieve its broad policy aims'.

Q10. Has an examination of the impact of the Community Right to Challenge
been undertaken following the government response?

Q11. If so, on what date and which commissioners were involved?

Q12. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?
 
We are handling it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
We do hold some of this information, but unfortunately I will not be able
to give you a response within the normal 20 working days. I need
additional time to give extra consideration to the public interest in
releasing it. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the time this is
taking. We do not like such cases taking so long either.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows this when one or more qualified
exemptions apply to the information. In this case the exemptions I am
considering are s36 of the Act, concerning prejudice tof effective conduct
of public affairs
 
I estimate that it will take an additional 20 working days to take a
decision on where the balance of the public interest lies. We will now try
to respond to you by 12 January 2018.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Ashwin Jolly
Deputy FOI Business Partner
 
 
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Dear Mr Evans
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information which we received on 19
September 2017.
 
Your request was:
 
1. Could you tell me if following the Local Government Select Committee
Inquiry into the Community Rights:

Q1. Do DCLG hold or not hold information on any requests made by DCLG or
received by DCLG from local authorities or relevant bodies on the right to
challenge as outlined in the Localism Act?

Q2. Has the DCLG made any requests, but does not hold any responses?

Q3. Have any summaries (partial or complete) of the numbers of challenges
been attempted whether created by DCLG or a third party, and could they be
shared?

Q4. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

2. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 12) it
is noted: 'We have recently contacted all groups that have received
specialist support through both the Community Right to Challenge and
Community Ownership and Management of Assets programmes asking them about
the impact of the support they received on their organisation and what
they have achieved since. This includes questions as to whether they have
submitted an expression of interest under the Community Right to
Challenge, whether they have taken part in a procurement exercise and
whether they have won a contract.

Q5. How many groups received specialist support referred to in the
response?

Q6. During what date range were the groups contacted?

Q7. Is the basis for the information forming the response to the select
committee able to be shared? This would include number of responses
received, the groups contacted, impact of support and achievements since
and action taken by DCLG.

Q8. Is an example of the correspondence able to be shared, including the
list of questions sent?

Q9. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

3. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 13 para
31) it is noted: 'We will work with local commissioners to examine the
impact of the Community Right to Challenge and to consider other means to
achieve its broad policy aims'.

Q10. Has an examination of the impact of the Community Right to Challenge
been undertaken following the government response?

Q11. If so, on what date and which commissioners were involved?

Q12. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?
 
We are handling it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
We do hold some of this information, but unfortunately I will not be able
to give you a response within the normal 20 working days. I need
additional time to give extra consideration to the public interest in
releasing it. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the time this is
taking. We do not like such cases taking so long either.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows this when one or more qualified
exemptions apply to the information. In this case the exemptions I am
considering are s36 of the Act, concerning prejudice tof effective conduct
of public affairs
 
I estimate that it will take an additional 20 working days to take a
decision on where the balance of the public interest lies. We will now try
to respond to you by 9 February 2018.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Ashwin Jolly
Deputy FOI Business Partner
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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Dear Mr Evans
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information which we received on 19
September 2017.
 
Your request was:
 
1. Could you tell me if following the Local Government Select Committee
Inquiry into the Community Rights:

Q1. Do DCLG hold or not hold information on any requests made by DCLG or
received by DCLG from local authorities or relevant bodies on the right to
challenge as outlined in the Localism Act?

Q2. Has the DCLG made any requests, but does not hold any responses?

Q3. Have any summaries (partial or complete) of the numbers of challenges
been attempted whether created by DCLG or a third party, and could they be
shared?

Q4. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

2. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 12) it
is noted: 'We have recently contacted all groups that have received
specialist support through both the Community Right to Challenge and
Community Ownership and Management of Assets programmes asking them about
the impact of the support they received on their organisation and what
they have achieved since. This includes questions as to whether they have
submitted an expression of interest under the Community Right to
Challenge, whether they have taken part in a procurement exercise and
whether they have won a contract.

Q5. How many groups received specialist support referred to in the
response?

Q6. During what date range were the groups contacted?

Q7. Is the basis for the information forming the response to the select
committee able to be shared? This would include number of responses
received, the groups contacted, impact of support and achievements since
and action taken by DCLG.

Q8. Is an example of the correspondence able to be shared, including the
list of questions sent?

Q9. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?

3. In the Government response to the Communities and Local Government
Select Committee Inquiry into the Community Rights (Recommendation 13 para
31) it is noted: 'We will work with local commissioners to examine the
impact of the Community Right to Challenge and to consider other means to
achieve its broad policy aims'.

Q10. Has an examination of the impact of the Community Right to Challenge
been undertaken following the government response?

Q11. If so, on what date and which commissioners were involved?

Q12. If the information is not held, can you confirm that it was held at
the time of response to the select committee or afterwards, and the reason
it has since become unavailable?
 
We are handling it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
We do hold some of this information, but unfortunately I will not be able
to give you a response within the normal 20 working days. I need
additional time to give extra consideration to the public interest in
releasing it. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the time this is
taking. We do not like such cases taking so long either.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows this when one or more qualified
exemptions apply to the information. In this case the exemptions I am
considering are s36 of the Act, concerning prejudice tof effective conduct
of public affairs
 
I estimate that it will take an additional 20 working days to take a
decision on where the balance of the public interest lies although we hope
to respond to you much sooner. We will now try to respond to you by 9
March 2018.
 
Complaints procedure
 
If you are unhappy with this response, we will review it and report back
to you. (This is called an internal review.) If you want us to do this,
let us know by return email within two months of receiving this response.
You can also ask by letter addressed to:
 
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Knowledge and Information Access Team
1st Floor NW, Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London, SW1P 4DF
 
If you are unhappy with the outcome of this internal review, you can ask
the independent Information Commissioner to investigate. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at email address [1][email address] or
use their online form at [2]ico.org.uk/concerns or call them on 0303 123
1113.
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Ashwin Jolly
Deputy FOI Business Partner
 
[email address]
 
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Dear Mr Evans
 
Thank you for your request for information.
 
Please find attached, our response to your request.
Knowledge and Information Access Team
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

 
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Dear Despatch Box,

Thank you for your response. Could you clarify the following from the documents sent to me please?
Regarding the following questions:

Q5: You note 227 groups accessed financial assistance in your response. In the attached document '140109 Review of Right to challenge Redacted' you state supporting 245 organisations to develop EOIs, with around 25 being submitted. £1.9m is stated as supporting feasibility work / service delivery - could you confirm how the figure of £1.9m relates to the numbers of organisations listed in your response?
Q7: Could you confirm which element / document or tab within the attached information contains the Community Right to Challenge survey results you refer to?
Q8: Which organisation completed the final draft of the survey and the date it was sent?
Q11: Is the review referred to here the same on noted in the attached document '140109 Review of Right to challenge Redacted' where you state '...Given that the provisions only came in in June 2012, the scheme is relatively new. We think therefore it is too early to carry out a formal review of its impact in 2014, instead we plan to begin this process in the Summer of 2015 (around 3 years from implementation of the Right to Bid regulations.'?

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

Dear Despatch Box,

Could you advise please if you have received this request?

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

Despatch Box,

Dear Mr. Evans,
 
Your message has been received and is being actioned.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Ashwin Jolly

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Dear Despatch Box,

Could you advise please if you have received this request?

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

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Dear Despatch Box,

Could you advise as to the timescales for receiving a reply?

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

Dear Despatch Box,
Could you please advise as to when I will receive a response - I still haven't heard anything.

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

Despatch Box,

Dear Mr. Evans,
 
Your follow-up questions and chasers were passed to a policy official to
be dealt with as general correspondence. They have advised that they will
respond as soon as possible.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Ashwin Jolly
Deputy FOI Business Partner

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Dear Despatch Box,
Could you please advise as to when I will receive a response - I still
haven't heard anything.

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

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Dear Despatch Box,
Can you advise if the policy official has completed the response? I still haven't heard anything?

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

Dear Despatch Box,

Would it be better to request an internal review of this? My requests for clarification over an extremely overdue FOI response do not seem to be actioned?

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

Dear Despatch Box,

It would be helpful to receive an answer in the next 7 days, otherwise I will need to request a review.

Yours sincerely,

James Evans

Dear Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's handling of my FOI request 'Information on Community Right to Challenge'.

It has taken a long time to access the information, and I have had to rewrite a previous request (reference: 3284979) in order to make any progress. I have asked a series of clarifying questions following the response in February 2018, but as yet still have no response. I was told this had been received and was being actioned in April, but have not heard anything. I was then told they were passed to a policy official in May, but have not heard anything since then. Given I submitted the original request in July 2017, I think I have been patient, and that this process has taken too long.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/i...

Yours faithfully,

James Evans

Despatch Box,

                            
Our reference: 3487923             Information request

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Dear Mr Evans
 
Internal review under the 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for a review received on 24 July 2018. I am
sorry that you are dissatisfied with our attempts to handle your request
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I am considering your concerns and will aim to provide you with a response
by 21 August 2018.
 
Yours sincerely
 
FOI Business Partner
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
 
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Despatch Box,

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Dear Mr Evans
 
Please find attached our response to your recent request for an internal
review.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Jo Butler
FOI Business Partner
 
 
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