Home Office Dispute Resolution Commitment

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Dear Home Office,

I have read about the Ministry of Justice's requirement for governmental departments to adhere to a Dispute Resolution Commitment:
http://www.adrgroup.co.uk/section/213/1/...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/djano...

I therefore kindly ask for the following information:

1. After a legal action has been brought against the Home Office, what procedures are in place to instigate and follow the Dispute Resolution Commitment?

2. Which department within the Home Office considers whether to instigate and follow the Dispute Resolution Commitment against current legal actions brought against the Home Office?

3. Could you provide me with the number of times the Dispute Resolution Commitment has been used in legal cases brought against the Home Office over the last year Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 month on month?

4.Could you provide me with the number of legal actions brought against the Home Office over the last year Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 month on month?

5. Could you provide me with the number of times the Dispute Resolution Commitment has been used in legal cases brought against the Home Office during Jan 2015 (this month)?

6.Could you provide me with the number of legal actions brought against the Home Office during Jan 2015 (this month)?

7. Can you please provide me with guidance your staff operates to relating to the Dispute Resolution Commitment.

Yours faithfully,

S. Pinter

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S. Pinter

 

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This has been assigned to caseworker (case ref 34084). We will aim to send
you a full response by 11/02/2015 which is twenty working days from the
date we received your request.

 

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

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Dear Mr Pinter,

 

Please find attached the Home Office response to your request.

 

Kind Regards

 

M Seedansingh

 

Information Access Team

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Dear Home Office,

34084

By use of a Dispute Resolution Commitment, The Government will lead by example by committing to using better, quicker and more efficient ways of resolving legal disputes.

You have asked that I clarify what I mean by "number of legal actions".

To begin with, I feel that the request was very clear. Legal Action is a point at which a member of the public brings a legal challenge against the Home Office. For the avoidance of doubt, I do not refer to standard appeals to the Immigration Tribunal. I do however refer to Judicial Reviews, County/High Court claims, and so on.

As I am sure your teams are aware, "Legal Action" is a well known noun with the meaning of "a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong." - also referred to as a lawsuit, court claim, court case, litigation, or legal proceedings.

I am aware that your litigation department will collate the information I have sought.

Yours faithfully,

S. Pinter

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recorded information held by the department.

If you have submitted a valid FoI request, we will acknowledge your
request within 48 hours, and aim to provide the information requested
within 20 working days as specified under the FoI Act

PLEASE NOTE

If you have a general immigration enquiry, or require an update on a
specific case, you should contact UKVI directly, contact information can
be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati... and
[1]https://www.gov.uk/visas-immigration

General enquiries should be directed to
[2][email address]  

 

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
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2. mailto:[email address]

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S. Pinter

 

Thank you for contacting the Home Office with your request.

 

This has been assigned to a caseworker (new case ref 34275) who will
respond to you in due course.

 

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Thank you

 

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Dear Home Office,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Home Office's handling of my FOI request 'Home Office Dispute Resolution Commitment'.

34084 / 34275

Response to this request is delayed. By law, the Home Office should normally have responded promptly and by 27 February 2015.

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

Yours faithfully,

S. Pinter

FOI Requests, Home Office

Thank you for contacting the Home Office FOI Requests mailbox.

The Freedom of Information (FoI) Act 2000 provides public access to
recorded information held by the department.

If you have submitted a valid FoI request, we will acknowledge your
request within 48 hours, and aim to provide the information requested
within 20 working days as specified under the FoI Act

PLEASE NOTE

If you have a general immigration enquiry, or require an update on a
specific case, you should contact UKVI directly, contact information can
be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati... and
[1]https://www.gov.uk/visas-immigration

General enquiries should be directed to
[2][email address]  

 

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

References

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1. https://www.gov.uk/visas-immigration
2. mailto:[email address]

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Dear S Pinter,

 

Please find attached an interim reply to your request.

 

Kind Regards

 

M Seedansingh

 

Information Rights Team

 

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Dear Mr Pinter,

 

Please find attached the Home Office response to your request.

 

Kind Regards

 

M Seedansingh

 

Information Rights Team

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
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Wayne Pearsall left an annotation ()

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/2...

Interesting they answered about this set of legal action but couldn't tell you?....

Does answer 1 say they provide training and guidance to tsol. But don't give you a copy of the actual stored info you request?....