BIS Consultation: Small Business Commissioner

The request was partially successful.

Dear Invest Northern Ireland,

I would ask that you treat this communication as a Freedom of
Information request and provide the following:

1) Copies of any/all communications (letters, memos & emails)
exchanged with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment
during the period from 26 July 2015 and 21 August 2015 where the
subject matter was in anyway connected to the recently closed
Small Business Commissioner Consultation;

2) A copy of any/all communications (letters, memos & emails) sent
to the Department of BIS during the period from 26 July 2015 and
21 August 2015 where the subject matter was in anyway connected to
the recently closed Small Business Commissioner Consultation.

Please acknowledge receipt of this Freedom of Information request.

Yours faithfully,

Jayne Girvan

FOI Invest Northern Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland

Dear Ms Girvan

 

FOI 860

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

 

Thank you for your request for information which was received on the 24^th
August. Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the above
legislation.

 

We will aim to respond to your request as soon as possible but no later
than 20 working days from the day after receipt of your request.

 

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

Best Regards
Owen

 

 

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Dear Ms Girvan

 

FOI 860

 

Please find attached the response to your recent request for information.

 

Regards
Owen

Owen Johnston
Administrative Officer
Information Management and Governance
Invest Northern Ireland, Bedford Square, Bedford Street. BT2 7ES.
Direct T: +44 (0) 28 9069 8103
Email: [1][email address]
[2]www.investni.com   [3]www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk

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Dear Invest Northern Ireland,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Invest Northern Ireland's handling of my FOI request 'BIS Consultation: Small Business Commissioner'.

In responding to my FoI request Invest Northern Ireland has sought to apply Section 40(2) as some sort of blanket exemption on the basis that the information being withheld relates to third party personal information and that the disclosure of this information would constitute a breach of the Data Protection Principles.

Two issues arise over Invest Northern Ireland's interpretation of the legislation:

Firstly the author of the response is clearly unaware of Guidance on the issue issued by the Information Commissioner. The guidance can be found at:
https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio...

Secondly if Invest Northern Ireland's is correct in using Section 40 to withhold names its failure to redact Lisa Pearce's details from RT Hon Anna Soubry MP letter of 24/07/2015 means that Invest Northern Ireland has just breached the first and second principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 .

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

I await your early responses to this request for an Internal Review.

Yours faithfully,

Jayne Girvan

FOI Invest Northern Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland

Dear Ms Girvan

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

 

Thank you for your request for an internal review of FOI 860.

 

As per the section 45 code of practice under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000, Invest NI has a duty to have an internal review process for
those applicants who are dissatisfied with its initial decision.

 

This internal review is a first stage review for applicants prior to the
involvement of the Information Commissioner.  The Internal Reviewer is
independent from the initial decision maker and considers the information
provided against that which was requested, as well as conducting a full
review of the papers associated with the request. 

 

This process will normally be completed within 20 working days.  A
response will be issued to you no later than 7^th October 2015. In the
event that we will be unable to meet this deadline we will advise you
accordingly.

 

Yours sincerely
Owen
Owen Johnston
Administrative Officer
Information Management and Governance
Invest Northern Ireland, Bedford Square, Bedford Street. BT2 7ES.
Direct T: +44 (0) 28 9069 8103
Email: [1][email address]
[2]www.investni.com   [3]www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk

Text Relay Number: 18001 028 9069 8103
If you are calling using a textphone from outside the UK please call: +44 151 494 1260 028 9069 8103

 

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Dear Ms Girvan

 

FOI 860 Internal Review Response

 

Please find attached the response to your recent request for an internal
review following the response to FOI 860.

 

Regards

Owen

Owen Johnston
Administrative Officer
Information Management and Governance
Invest Northern Ireland, Bedford Square, Bedford Street. BT2 7ES.
Direct T: +44 (0) 28 9069 8103
Email: [1][email address]
[2]www.investni.com   [3]www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk

Text Relay Number: 18001 028 9069 8103
If you are calling using a textphone from outside the UK please call: +44 151 494 1260 028 9069 8103

 

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