Business Continuity policy

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

I would like to request the following information under the FOI Act:

Timeframe: 1 Jan 19 – 31 Dec 22

1. A copy of the departments policies on the implementation and conduct of business continuity that were extant during this period.

2. A copy of the departments policies on the implementation and conduct of organisational resilience that were extant during this period.

3. Copies of any reviews conducted during the timeframe of these policies.

4. Minutes or records of decisions of governance meetings discussing the departments policies on business continuity and/or organisational resilience.

Yours faithfully,

Emma Milton

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Dear Emma Milton,

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 3rd
January.

Yours sincerely,

DWP Central FoI Team

Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Department for Work and Pensions's handling of my FOI request 'Business Continuity policy'.

In my request I sought copies of your departments business continuity an/or organsiational resilience policies that were in effect in the last three year, copies of any reviews of the policy and copies of any governance documents relating to the policy. In a very rapid turn around by the DWP my request has been refused under Section 31(2)(i) of the act with the department stating that release of these plans, including the policy, would constitute a threat to the department.

I want to challenge this decision, I have not asked for any business continuity plans only information related to the departments business continuity policy. As an experienced business continuity professional I fail to see how releasing this policy, with appropriate redactions, would constitute a threat to the department, its people or to law enforcement interests.

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

Yours faithfully,

Emma Milton

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Dear Emma Milton,

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 8th
January.

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