Storage of letter envelopes and packaging of parcels in which court applications arrive

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Dear Her Majesty’s Courts and the Tribunals Service,

This is the formal request under Freedom of Information Act:

1. Does High Court retain:
a) the letter envelope
b) packaging or any part of the parcel
when High Court receives court applications in it?

2. Does High Court have a policy on packaging retention?

3. If the applications are sent by recorded delivery does High Court retain packaging in those situations?

4. When applications arrive late does court retain the envelope/packaging as part of its evidence?

Yours faithfully,
Helen Bright

Spence, Lucy,

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Dear Ms Bright
 
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Dear Spence, Lucy,

Would it help you if this request was withdrawn?

Yours sincerely,

Helen Bright

Hutchins, Katrina, HM Courts and Tribunals Service

 

Dear Miss Bright,

 

I apologise for the delay in responding to your email below. Lucy has now
left this team.

 

As your request is not for recorded information and therefore not covered
by the Freedom of Information Act I will respond outside the scope of the
Act as below.

 

There is no written policy on packaging retention and this does not
routinely happen except as a matter of good practice for recorded delivery
items. Items sent by recorded delivery are logged at the main post room
and then taken to each area for signing - the packaging is kept with the
recorded delivery bar code and other details listed on the envelope.

 

New applications are date stamped when received at post opening as proof
of arrival date.

 

 

 

From: Helen Bright [[1]mailto:[FOI #267419 email]]

Sent: 14 July 2015 12:05

To: Spence, Lucy

Subject: Re: Helen Bright FOI 97685.doc

 

Dear Spence, Lucy,

 

Would it help you if this request was withdrawn?

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Helen Bright

 

Kind Regards

Katrina

Katrina Hutchins
Operational  Support Manager
HM Courts & Tribunals Service,London RSU, post point 9.01| 9th Floor |
102 Petty France | London | SW1H 9AJ | DX 152380 Westminster 8

Telephone 020 3334 5764
Fax 08707394469
[2]www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

 

 

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Dear Ms Hutchins,

Thank you very much for your kind reply.

Yours sincerely,

Helen Bright