Freedom of Information Team
xxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx
Correspondence Unit
www.gov.uk
9 Downing Street
SW1A 2AG
Richard
Via: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Our ref: DEX001289
6 July 2018
Dear Richard,
I refer to your request, where you asked:
With the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 now in force, I would like to request
any updated version of the spreadsheet containing statutory instruments made under
the European Communities Act 1972.
The spreadsheet you referred to in your request for information was that which was
disclosed to you in response to your request DEX000261 and which contained 6,441
statutory instruments made under the European Communities Act 1972.
The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) does not hold information falling
within the scope of your request. The spreadsheet to which you refer has not been updated
since it was disclosed to you in response to your request DEX000261.
Section 16 advice and assistance
For the purposes of any future information requests you might make, it may assist you to
know that under section 8(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a request for
information must state the name of the person making the request in order to be validly
made.
The guidance of the Information Commissioner’s Office is that, in order for their request to
be treated as valid, a requester must provide enough of their real name to give anyone
reading that request a reasonable indication of their identity.
Some public authorities may therefore consider that a first name alone does not provide a
reasonable indication of your identity and may require the disclosure of your surname (or
full name) in order to accept your request for information.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact the FOI team. Please remember to
quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request or wish to
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Freedom of Information Team (internal review)
Department for Exiting the European Union
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You should note that DExEU will not normally accept an application for internal review if it is
received more than two months after the date that the reply was issued.
If you are not content with the outcome of your internal review, you may apply directly to the
Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Commissioner cannot make a
decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by DExEU. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team, DExEU.
