Communications between the SRA, Paul Philip (the SRA Chief Executive), the Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Minister and members of the House of Lords

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Dear Solicitors Regulation Authority,

Please provide details and copies of all communications (electronic or otherwise) dating from 1st June 2021, to date, which have been entered into and/or sent by or received by, or passed between the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), including any communications directly to/from/involving Paul Philip, the Chief Executive of the SRA, with;

(1) Simon Case (Cabinet Office Secretary)

(2) The Minister for the Cabinet Office

(3) Lord Jim Bethell

(4) Lord Tim Clement-Jones

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

A. I. Clayton

SRA Information Compliance, Solicitors Regulation Authority

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Dear A. I. Clayton,

 

Thank you for your below email.

 

The SRA is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA),
as it is not a designated public authority, but has adopted its own
voluntary Transparency Code (the Code) that closely reflects the FOIA.

 

I am treating this as a request under our Transparency Code.

 

We aim to respond to requests within 20 working days, however as set out
under our Code when required we are able to extend this time to
appropriately consider a matter.

 

On this occasion we are extending the time as set out under the Code to
consider what information is held and if we can provide this to you in
response to your request.

 

We are now aiming to provide our substantive response by 21 February 2024,
and we will provide a response as soon as we are able to.

 

More information on how we handle requests, as well as a copy of our
Transparency Code, can be found on our website:

 

[1]www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/transparency.page

 

Kind regards,

Harry Evans

Information Governance Officer
Solicitors Regulation Authority

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From: A. I. Clayton <[FOI #1062958 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 9:24 AM
To: SRA Information Compliance <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communications between the SRA,
Paul Philip (the SRA Chief Executive), the Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet
Minister and members of the House of Lords

 

Dear Solicitors Regulation Authority,

Please provide details and copies of all communications (electronic or
otherwise) dating from 1st June 2021, to date, which have been entered
into and/or sent by or received by, or passed between the Solicitors
Regulation Authority (SRA), including any communications directly
to/from/involving Paul Philip, the Chief Executive of the SRA, with;

(1) Simon Case (Cabinet Office Secretary)

(2) The Minister for the Cabinet Office

(3) Lord Jim Bethell

(4) Lord Tim Clement-Jones

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

A. I. Clayton

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Dear A. I. Clayton,

 

I am writing further to my previous email below.

 

Please find attached our response and disclosure.

 

Kind regards,

Harry Evans

Information Governance Officer
Solicitors Regulation Authority

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From: SRA Information Compliance
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 2:00 PM
To: '[FOI #1062958 email]'
<[FOI #1062958 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Communications between the
SRA, Paul Philip (the SRA Chief Executive), the Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet
Minister and members of the House of Lords (our ref: IG/TC/0981)

 

Dear A. I. Clayton,

 

Thank you for your below email.

 

The SRA is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOIA),
as it is not a designated public authority, but has adopted its own
voluntary Transparency Code (the Code) that closely reflects the FOIA.

 

I am treating this as a request under our Transparency Code.

 

We aim to respond to requests within 20 working days, however as set out
under our Code when required we are able to extend this time to
appropriately consider a matter.

 

On this occasion we are extending the time as set out under the Code to
consider what information is held and if we can provide this to you in
response to your request.

 

We are now aiming to provide our substantive response by 21 February 2024,
and we will provide a response as soon as we are able to.

 

More information on how we handle requests, as well as a copy of our
Transparency Code, can be found on our website:

 

[6]www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/transparency.page

 

Kind regards,

Harry Evans

Information Governance Officer
Solicitors Regulation Authority

[7]www.sra.org.uk

 

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From: A. I. Clayton <[FOI #1062958 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 9:24 AM
To: SRA Information Compliance <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communications between the SRA,
Paul Philip (the SRA Chief Executive), the Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet
Minister and members of the House of Lords

 

Dear Solicitors Regulation Authority,

Please provide details and copies of all communications (electronic or
otherwise) dating from 1st June 2021, to date, which have been entered
into and/or sent by or received by, or passed between the Solicitors
Regulation Authority (SRA), including any communications directly
to/from/involving Paul Philip, the Chief Executive of the SRA, with;

(1) Simon Case (Cabinet Office Secretary)

(2) The Minister for the Cabinet Office

(3) Lord Jim Bethell

(4) Lord Tim Clement-Jones

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

A. I. Clayton

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Dear SRA Information Compliance,

Thank you for your response and the attachment bundle.

I am very well aware that you have not provided full disclosure and that your response is therefore defective in this respect.

I hereby put you and your Chief Executive Officer, Paul Philip, on notice that I shall therefore be returning to you and to Mr Philip in relation to this, in due course.

Yours sincerely,

A. I. Clayton

SRA Information Compliance, Solicitors Regulation Authority

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Thank you for contacting the Information Governance and Compliance Team at
the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

We aim to respond to request for information under our Transparency Code
requests within 20 working days. Information on how we handle these
requests, including a copy of our Transparency Code, can be found on our
website here<http://www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/tr...>.

We will process and respond to requests under the Data Protection
Legislation ( including Subject Access Requests) within the statutory
timeframes.

This mailbox does not deal with reports about solicitors. For information
about how to report an individual or firm please see our website
here<http://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems...>.

 

For information on how we handle your personal data, see our [1]privacy
notice.
This email is intended for the addressee only. This includes any
attachments. Its unauthorised use, further processing, storage or copying
is not allowed. If you are not the intended recipient, please let the
sender know and then destroy all copies.
Please note the sender is not authorised to conclude any contract on
behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority by email.
We are the regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales. The
Solicitors Regulation Authority Limited is a company limited by guarantee.
Our registered offices are: The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1
1RN. Our company registration number is: 12608059.

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