Investor State Dispute Settlement in UK trade deals
Dear Department for International Trade,
I am asking if Investor State Dispute Settlement, or any mechanism by any other name which similarly allows transnational corporations to sue the UK government for any legislative changes that the corporation doesn't like, have been or are being included in any of the trade deals that the UK has negotiated or is in the process of negotiating, post Brexit.
Yours faithfully,
linda kaucher
DIT ref: FOI2022/03531
Dear Linda Kaucher
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 17th
August. On behalf of the Department for International Trade (DIT) your
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Case Reference: FOI2022/03531
Dear Linda Kaucher,
We can confirm that the Department holds information falling within the
terms of your request. However, we need more time to consider your
request.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 ('the Act') obliges us to respond to
requests promptly and in any case not later than 20 working days after
receiving your request. However, when a 'qualified' exemption applies to
the information and an accompanying public interest test is engaged,
section 10(3) of the Act allows the time for response to be extended, in
which case a full response must be provided within such time as is
reasonable in all circumstances. In the case of this FOI request, we are
considering section 27 (International Relations). However, this is not yet
finalised and will be subject to changes.
The Department has not yet reached a decision on the balance of the public
interest. Due to the need to consider, in all the circumstances of the
case, where the balance of the public interest lies in relation to the
information that you have requested, the Department will not be able to
respond to your request in full within 20 working days.
We hope to let you have a response by 14th October.
Kind regards,
Information Rights Unit
Department for International Trade | Old Admiralty Building| London SW1A
2DY
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Dear Linda Kaucher ,
Please accept our apologies for the delay and find attached a response
from the Department for International Trade to your freedom of information
request FOI2022/03531.
Kind regards,
Information Rights Unit
Department for International Trade | Old Admiralty Building | London |
SW1A 2DY | E-mail: [1][email address]
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