Increased capital settlement in Autumn Statement 2023
Dear Ministry of Justice,
In the Autumn Statement 2023 the Treasury indicate that Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) for the MoJ will increase by £1bn from the outturn in 22-23 of £1.3bn to a planned £2.3bn for 23-24. I cannot find any explanation in the Autumn Statement for the purpose of the additional £1bn of capital provision. Please confirm the plan is for spending the additional money. Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Tony N Guise
Dear Mr Guise
Your request does not fall under the FOIA
It may be helpful if I explain that the FOIA gives individuals and organisations the right of access to all types of recorded information held, at the time the request is received, by public authorities such as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Section 84 of the FOIA states that in order for a request for information to be handled as a FOI request, it must be for recorded information.
For example, a FOI request would be for a copy of a policy, rather than an explanation as to why we have that policy in place. On occasion, the MoJ receives requests that do not ask for recorded information, but ask more general questions about, for example, a policy, opinion or a decision.
Regards
Disclosure Team
Dear Disclosure Team,
Thank you for your reply. I did not understand the ambit of the FOIA. In light of your reply please send copies of documents relating to the increased Capital DEL planned for 23-24. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Tony N Guise
Dear Mr Guise,
Please find attached the response to your enquiry.
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Dear Disclosure Team,
Many thanks for the reference to the Estimates Memorandum which answers my enquiry. Thank you again and a Happy New Year to all at the MoJ Disclosure Team!
Yours sincerely,
Tony N Guise
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