Commons PAC investigation of HS2 Ltd Accounts

Waiting for an internal review by Cabinet Office of their handling of this request.

Dear Cabinet Office,

Please can you tell me :-

a) Has the Cabinet Office denied or instructed another body / person to deny funds to the
Commons PAC for the purchase of forensic accounting services to audit HS2 Ltds
accounts?

b) Does the Cabinet Office know of a body / person that has denied funds to the
Commons PAC for the purchase of forensic accounting services to audit HS2 Ltds
accounts?

c) Has the Cabinet Office forbade or instructed another body / person to forbid the Commons
PAC from referring the problems and questions regarding HS2 Ltd accounts to the Serious
Fraud Office (SFO)?

d) Does the Cabinet Office know of body / person that has forbade the Commons
PAC from referring the problems and questions regarding HS2 Ltd accounts to the Serious
Fraud Office (SFO)?

Yours faithfully,

Mike Haville

Dear Cabinet Office,

Could I ask for some response to this request - I have not even had a confirmation

Yours faithfully,

Mike Haville

FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

Dear Mike Haville,
I am very sorry that you have not yet received a response to your request.
Are you able to confirm the reference number for your case in order for us
track its progress? 
Kind regards, 
Cabinet Office FOI Team

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Dear FOI Team Mailbox,

Have not got a reference number as never a confirmation - see below for initial request

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours sincerely,

Mike Haville

Dear FOI Team Mailbox,

Please can I have an update to the below link to my FOI.

The Whatdotheyknow server log shows that the request was received by your server

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/c...

Yours sincerely,

Mike Haville

Dear FOI Team Mailbox,

Apologies wrong link

Please can I have an update to the below link to my FOI.

The Whatdotheyknow server log shows that the request was received by your server

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours sincerely,

Mike Haville

Dear FOI Team Mailbox,

It is now 25 working days since I made this request and FOI laws say you should reply in 20 working days.

Please reply ASAP.

Initial Request:-
whatdotheyknow.com/request/commons_pac_investigation_of_hs2#outgoing-1303402

Yours sincerely,

Mike Haville

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ICO have contacted Cabinet Office asking them to reply within 10 days

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Within 10 working days = Tue June 21st

publiccorrespondence@cabinetoffice.gov.uk,

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Dear Mike Haville,

Thank you for contacting the Cabinet Office. Please find a response
attached.

Yours sincerely,

Public Correspondence Team

Cabinet Office

Dear Cabinet Office,

Please pass this on to person responsible for FOI Internal reviews, as my initial request was April 21st, I should have received my reply by May 21st & an answer to internal review request by Jun 21st - as such please reply ASAP.

Please confirm receipt of my other request on June 6th 'Cabinet Office Instructions to SFO'

Internal Review:-

a) Your rejection of my request using section 8 (1)(c) does not stand, as the request definitely describes the information required & please not Section 8.53 & 54

8.—(1) In this Act any reference to a “request for information” is a reference to such a request which—
(c) describes the information requested.

b) It does not ask you to create new information, just a simple yes / no answer to 4 questions regarding Cabinet Office interaction with other government bodies.

c) You may not consider an FOI request, but it was and the reply should have have been information not held.

d) I do not accept your apologies as I do not consider them genuine, I have contacted you 3 times with this request & you have not confirmed receipt of any of them, if the ICO had not intervened I would still be waiting, please explain why 3 FOI requests were ignored.

Yours faithfully,

Mike Haville