Uk Trade & Investment
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By e-mail to: Mr Guy Freeman
request-206016-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
6 June 2014
Dear Mr Freeman,
Ref No: 14/0602
Thank you for your email of 7th April 2014 where you requested the following
information:
1) The amount of money and man-hours provided by UK Trade and Investment towards
any preparations for the UKTI exhibit and presentation (and any other involvement,
including the transportation and accommodation and other expenses of associated
participants) at the Shenzhen Maker Faire held in early April 2014; and
2) Copies of any correspondence you had with the organisers of Shenzhen Maker Faire;
and
3) Copies of any internal or external correspondence or documentation leading to the
decision to become involved in Shenzhen Maker Faire.
Further to my letter dated 8th May 2014 I am writing to advise you that we need more
time to consider your request.
The Freedom of Information Act (‘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. The exemption which applies to the information that you
have requested is Section 43, which relates to information that would, or would be likely
to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person.
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.
I hope to let you have a response by 20th June 2014.
Whereas every effort has been made to ensure that the information given in this document is accurate, neither UK Trade & Investment nor its parent
Departments (the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office), accept liability for any errors, omissions or
misleading statements, and no warranty is given or responsibility accepted as to the standing of any individual, firm, company or other organisation mentioned.
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.
Appeals Procedure
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an
internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the
date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be sent to the
Information Rights Unit at:
Information Rights Unit
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
E-mail:
xxx.xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to
apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
Jim Feeney
Head of UKTI Sector Events
UK Trade & Investment
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