Boris Johnson's 'oven-ready' deal

The request was successful.

Dear Prime Minister's Office,

Background: Prior to the 2019 general election Boris kept saying he already had an 'oven-ready' deal with regard to Brexit. This statement likely helped him win the general election.

FoI request: If it exists, please supply a copy of the above deal without any changes or modifications made to it after Boris became Prime Minister. We only want to see it in the state described above.

Please note we're not asking for anyone to create the information or for an opinion on the subject unless it's relevant to Section 16.

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Hart
for Stop UK lies and Corruption.

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

Our ref: FOI2020/20968

Dear AMANDA HART,

Thank you for your request for information which was received on
6/12/2020. Your request is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 ('the Act').

The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore aim to reply at the latest by
7/1/2021.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

Amanda Hart left an annotation ()

Internal review if no valid response by 7th January

Dear Prime Minister's Office,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Prime Minister's Office's handling of my FOI request 'Boris Johnson's 'oven-ready' deal' {FOI2020/20968}.

We understand there may be a delay in providing this information but as there have been no changes to the time limits at which we can request an internal review it must therefore be entered today.

You have breached Section 10 of the FoIA.
Section 10 of the Act sets out the time frames within which a public authority must respond to an FOIA request.

* It applies whenever the public authority has:
- a duty under section 1(1)(a) confirm or deny whether the information is held;
- a duty under section 1(1)(b) to provide information that is held to the requester;
- a duty under section 17 to issue a refusal notice explaining why a request has been refused.
* Authorities must respond to requests promptly, and by the twentieth working day following the date of receipt of the request.
* A working day is any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.
* Where required, an authority may claim a reasonable extension of time to consider the public interest test. An extension beyond an additional 20 working days should be exceptional.

You are also reminded it is the Information Commissioner who recommends internal reviews are requested when authorities fail to comply with the Freedom of Information Act. They state it is your chance to report on what went wrong and they see it as your opportunity to set things right.

You are under no legal obligation to complete an internal review, but it is considered 'good practice' to do so as it will help you to avoid further breaches. Should you inform us that you are not completing one, or claim there "is nothing to review", there is no further legal requirement for us to wait any longer. Be advised we would then pass the matter directly to the Information Commissioner.

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

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Hart
for Stop UK lies and Corruption

FOI Team Mailbox, Prime Minister's Office

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Cabinet Office FOI Team,

Dear Amanda Hart,

Thank you for your request for an internal review (reference
IR2021/00385), which was prompted by our response to your request for
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We shall endeavour to complete the internal review and respond to you
within 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

FOI Team Mailbox, Prime Minister's Office

Dear Amanda Hart,
Thank you for your email, 
I note that the response to this this internal review request crossed with
the issuance of the full reply to FOI2020/20968. The response to
FOI2020/20968 should have fully addressed the queries raised in your
request for an internal review and so we will close IR2021/00385.
Kind regards,

Oliver Green

FOI Officer
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On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 at 12:46, Amanda Hart
<[4][FOI #711257 email]> wrote:

Dear Prime Minister's Office,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Prime Minister's Office's
handling of my FOI request 'Boris Johnson's 'oven-ready' deal'
{FOI2020/20968}.

We understand there may be a delay in providing this information but as
there have been no changes to the time limits at which we can request an
internal review it must therefore be entered today.

You have breached Section 10 of the FoIA.
Section 10 of the Act sets out the time frames within which a public
authority must respond to an FOIA request.

*  It applies whenever the public authority has:
- a duty under section 1(1)(a) confirm or deny whether the information
is held;
- a duty under section 1(1)(b) to provide information that is held to
the requester;
- a duty under section 17 to issue a refusal notice explaining why a
request has been refused.
* Authorities must respond to requests promptly, and by the twentieth
working day following the date of receipt of the request.
* A working day is any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day,
Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and
Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.
* Where required, an authority may claim a reasonable extension of time
to consider the public interest test. An extension beyond an additional
20 working days should be exceptional.

You are also reminded it is the Information Commissioner who recommends
internal reviews are requested when authorities fail to comply with the
Freedom of Information Act. They state it is your chance to report on
what went wrong and they see it as your opportunity to set things right.

You are under no legal obligation to complete an internal review, but it
is considered 'good practice' to do so as it will help you to avoid
further breaches.  Should you inform us that you are not completing one,
or claim there "is nothing to review", there is no further legal
requirement for us to wait any longer.  Be advised we would then pass
the matter directly to the Information Commissioner.

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

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Hart
for Stop UK lies and Corruption

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