Kosovo - Serbia tensions

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Dear Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,

I wish to see copies of all documents held by the FCO that mention and refer to Kosovo and Serbia between the dates of 24 December 2022 and 9 January 2023.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Smith

Information Rights (Sensitive), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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Afghanistan remains extremely volatile. There is an ongoing and high
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particularly around Kabul airport, remains very high. British nationals
remaining in Afghanistan need to consider carefully the risks should they
attempt to leave by any route. We advise against all travel to
Afghanistan. We continue to closely monitor events in Afghanistan. Please
check our travel advice for our latest advice for British nationals, and
subscribe for updates.

The British Embassy in Kabul has suspended in-country operations. All UK
diplomatic and consular staff have been temporarily withdrawn. The ability
to provide consular support to British nationals is extremely limited and
is being provided virtually. If you are a British national in Afghanistan
and need to speak to a consular officer call the FCDO on +441908 516666
(or 01908 516666 in the UK). The FCDO cannot offer advice on the safety of
travelling to any alternative departure point.

British nationals who remain in Afghanistan are strongly encouraged to
[2]register their presence in order to receive important updates. This
will enable us to validate the numbers of British nationals seeking
assistance, and to provide essential information to British nationals that
remain in Afghanistan, when it becomes available.

If you are an Afghan national and are eligible or have been approved for
assistance under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP),there
is more information here:
[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

If you are a non-British national in Afghanistan, or are the family member
of a non-British national in Afghanistan, and in need of assistance,
please see
[4]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-...
or call +44 2475 389 980 (or 02475 389 980 in the UK).

Current and former locally employed UK government staff, ie those who were
employed directly by the UK government, not through a third party, should
apply to ARAP following this link:
[5]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....

Further information on the ARAP scheme can be found here:
[6]https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2021...

If you have already applied for ARAP, and would like an update on your
application, please re-send your query here:
[7][email address]

 

Non-Afghanistan related Consular Assistance for British Nationals  

 

If you are a British national seeking urgent consular assistance, please
call the Consular Assistance Team on 020 7008 5000 (or +44 20 7008
5000).   

 

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Information Rights (Sensitive), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Dear Mr Smith,

 

Thank you for your email to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
(FCDO) requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

In order for us to be able to assist you with your request and best direct
any search please could you clarify the scope of your request as it
currently too broad. 

Would it be possible for you to refine your request and specify a
particular topic for the information you are interested in?

Once we receive your revised request we will consider it and the
appropriate course of action.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development
Office                                                                                                            

 

 

From: Mr Smith <[FOI #934641 email]>
Sent: 10 January 2023 11:25
To: Information Rights (Sensitive) <[FCDO request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Kosovo - Serbia tensions

 

 

Dear Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,

 

I wish to see copies of all documents held by the FCO that mention and
refer to Kosovo and Serbia between the dates of 24 December 2022 and 9
January 2023.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mr Smith

 

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Dear Information Rights (Sensitive),

Please focus on events in Kosovo following the arrest of Dejan Pantic, and Serb barricades going up in Kosovo as a result. Also, all information following the shooting of two Serb youths by an Albanian in Strpce, Kosovo on 6 Jan.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Smith

Information Rights (Sensitive), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Thank you for contacting the FCDO Information Rights Unit (IRU).

 

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ADVICE

 

Once we have officially accepted your request, we are unable to provide
progress updates within the initial 20 working day deadline for response.

Please do not send multiple emails about the same enquiry, as this is
likely to cause a delay in our response time. 

Should you need assistance in making or refining your request you may wish
to consult the gov.uk guide on [1]How to make a Freedom of Information
(FOI) request

 

The Information rights Unit are not able to respond to queries on the
issues mentioned below. Emails about these issues will be deleted without
response. Please note the relevant guidance and redirect your query
accordingly. 

 

 

Afghanistan related enquiries

The UK evacuation operation has now ceased. The security situation in
Afghanistan remains extremely volatile. There is an ongoing and high
threat of terrorist attack. The potential for terrorist attacks,
particularly around Kabul airport, remains very high. British nationals
remaining in Afghanistan need to consider carefully the risks should they
attempt to leave by any route. We advise against all travel to
Afghanistan. We continue to closely monitor events in Afghanistan. Please
check our travel advice for our latest advice for British nationals, and
subscribe for updates.

The British Embassy in Kabul has suspended in-country operations. All UK
diplomatic and consular staff have been temporarily withdrawn. The ability
to provide consular support to British nationals is extremely limited and
is being provided virtually. If you are a British national in Afghanistan
and need to speak to a consular officer call the FCDO on +441908 516666
(or 01908 516666 in the UK). The FCDO cannot offer advice on the safety of
travelling to any alternative departure point.

British nationals who remain in Afghanistan are strongly encouraged to
[2]register their presence in order to receive important updates. This
will enable us to validate the numbers of British nationals seeking
assistance, and to provide essential information to British nationals that
remain in Afghanistan, when it becomes available.

If you are an Afghan national and are eligible or have been approved for
assistance under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP),there
is more information here:
[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

If you are a non-British national in Afghanistan, or are the family member
of a non-British national in Afghanistan, and in need of assistance,
please see
[4]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-...
or call +44 2475 389 980 (or 02475 389 980 in the UK).

Current and former locally employed UK government staff, ie those who were
employed directly by the UK government, not through a third party, should
apply to ARAP following this link:
[5]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....

Further information on the ARAP scheme can be found here:
[6]https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2021...

If you have already applied for ARAP, and would like an update on your
application, please re-send your query here:
[7][email address]

 

Non-Afghanistan related Consular Assistance for British Nationals  

 

If you are a British national seeking urgent consular assistance, please
call the Consular Assistance Team on 020 7008 5000 (or +44 20 7008
5000).   

 

ATAS Certificates

 

Email [8][email address] if you have a query about your application. We
are unable to reply to any query on an application.

 

Legalisation

 

Contact the Legalisation Office if you need an update on an application or
if you have a general enquiry: [9][email address], Telephone:
03700 00 22 44
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, [10]Find out about call charges

 

Visas

 

Please see guidance on [11]Applying for a visa to come to the UK or
contact [12]UK Visas and immigration for help.

 

Travel Advice

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the [13]Travel Advice pages, which contain the latest information on
coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and areas where the
FCDO advises against travel. You can also subscribe to travel advice
email alerts for your destination and monitor the FCDO coronavirus travel
advice page. You can follow FCDO Travel social media channels
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Information Rights Unit,

Dear Mr Smith

Thank you for your FOI request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We received your request on 10th January. It has been assigned a unique
reference number (above). We aim to respond by 7th February.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Information Rights (Sensitive), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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Dear Mr Smith,

 

Please find an interim response to your request attached.

 

 

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

 

 

From: Mr Smith <[1][FOI #934641 email]>
Sent: 10 January 2023 12:24
To: Information Rights (Sensitive) <[2][FCDO request email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Kosovo - Serbia tensions

 

 

Dear Information Rights (Sensitive),

 

 

 

Please focus on events in Kosovo following the arrest of Dejan Pantic, and
Serb barricades going up in Kosovo as a result. Also, all information
following the shooting of two Serb youths by an Albanian in Strpce, Kosovo
on 6 Jan.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Mr Smith

 

 

 

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Information Rights Unit,

Our ref: FOI2023/00509

Dear Mr Smith,

I am writing with regards to your request for information, was received
10th January.

We have started to consider your request, however we require further
information before we are able to proceed.

Your request as currently framed is still too broad. Are you able to
refine further. A large amount of material in scope currently is formed of
circulated media articles/reporting which I understand would be available
in the public domain and have not originated from within the FCDO. I would
be grateful if you could confirm that you are content to receive
information created with the FCDO only?

In the event that we do not hear from you we will assume that you do not
wish to proceed with your request.

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

Yours sincerely,

Case Manager

Information Rights Unit

Dear Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,

I confirm that I am content to receive information created with the FCDO or any other UK government department held by FCDO. There is no need to consider any open source material already in the public domain.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Smith

Information Rights (Sensitive), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Thank you for contacting the FCDO Information Rights Unit (IRU).

 

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ADVICE

 

Once we have officially accepted your request, we are unable to provide
progress updates within the initial 20 working day deadline for response.

Please do not send multiple emails about the same enquiry, as this is
likely to cause a delay in our response time. 

Should you need assistance in making or refining your request you may wish
to consult the gov.uk guide on [1]How to make a Freedom of Information
(FOI) request

 

The Information rights Unit are not able to respond to queries on the
issues mentioned below. Emails about these issues will be deleted without
response. Please note the relevant guidance and redirect your query
accordingly. 

 

 

Afghanistan related enquiries

The UK evacuation operation has now ceased. The security situation in
Afghanistan remains extremely volatile. There is an ongoing and high
threat of terrorist attack. The potential for terrorist attacks,
particularly around Kabul airport, remains very high. British nationals
remaining in Afghanistan need to consider carefully the risks should they
attempt to leave by any route. We advise against all travel to
Afghanistan. We continue to closely monitor events in Afghanistan. Please
check our travel advice for our latest advice for British nationals, and
subscribe for updates.

The British Embassy in Kabul has suspended in-country operations. All UK
diplomatic and consular staff have been temporarily withdrawn. The ability
to provide consular support to British nationals is extremely limited and
is being provided virtually. If you are a British national in Afghanistan
and need to speak to a consular officer call the FCDO on +441908 516666
(or 01908 516666 in the UK). The FCDO cannot offer advice on the safety of
travelling to any alternative departure point.

British nationals who remain in Afghanistan are strongly encouraged to
[2]register their presence in order to receive important updates. This
will enable us to validate the numbers of British nationals seeking
assistance, and to provide essential information to British nationals that
remain in Afghanistan, when it becomes available.

If you are an Afghan national and are eligible or have been approved for
assistance under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP),there
is more information here:
[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

If you are a non-British national in Afghanistan, or are the family member
of a non-British national in Afghanistan, and in need of assistance,
please see
[4]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-...
or call +44 2475 389 980 (or 02475 389 980 in the UK).

Current and former locally employed UK government staff, ie those who were
employed directly by the UK government, not through a third party, should
apply to ARAP following this link:
[5]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....

Further information on the ARAP scheme can be found here:
[6]https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2021...

If you have already applied for ARAP, and would like an update on your
application, please re-send your query here:
[7][email address]

 

Non-Afghanistan related Consular Assistance for British Nationals  

 

If you are a British national seeking urgent consular assistance, please
call the Consular Assistance Team on 020 7008 5000 (or +44 20 7008
5000).   

 

ATAS Certificates

 

Email [8][email address] if you have a query about your application. We
are unable to reply to any query on an application.

 

Legalisation

 

Contact the Legalisation Office if you need an update on an application or
if you have a general enquiry: [9][email address], Telephone:
03700 00 22 44
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, [10]Find out about call charges

 

Visas

 

Please see guidance on [11]Applying for a visa to come to the UK or
contact [12]UK Visas and immigration for help.

 

Travel Advice

If you require travel advice for your destination country, please visit
the [13]Travel Advice pages, which contain the latest information on
coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and areas where the
FCDO advises against travel. You can also subscribe to travel advice
email alerts for your destination and monitor the FCDO coronavirus travel
advice page. You can follow FCDO Travel social media channels
on [14]Twitter, [15]Facebook and [16]Instagram. If you have a question
about the advice or a topic that is not covered, [17]please submit an
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Information Rights Unit,

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Dear Mr Smith

The date that the response is due for your request, FOI2023/00509, has
been changed to 4th April

Kind Regards

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Information Rights Unit,

1 Attachment

Dear Mr Smith

The date that the response is due for your request, FOI2023/00509, has
been changed to 5th May

Kind Regards

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Dear Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,

You have already exceeded the amount of time required to carry out a PIT and have not even explained why you need until 5th May to respond.

Please advise on what grounds you have extended the deadline as you certainly don't have any under FOIA.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Smith

Information Rights (Sensitive), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Thank you for contacting the FCDO Information Rights Unit (IRU).

 

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ADVICE

 

Once we have officially accepted your request, we are unable to provide
progress updates within the initial 20 working day deadline for response.

Please do not send multiple emails about the same enquiry, as this is
likely to cause a delay in our response time. 

Should you need assistance in making or refining your request you may wish
to consult the gov.uk guide on [1]How to make a Freedom of Information
(FOI) request

 

The Information rights Unit are not able to respond to queries on the
issues mentioned below. Emails about these issues will be deleted without
response. Please note the relevant guidance and redirect your query
accordingly. 

 

 

Afghanistan related enquiries

The UK evacuation operation has now ceased. The security situation in
Afghanistan remains extremely volatile. There is an ongoing and high
threat of terrorist attack. The potential for terrorist attacks,
particularly around Kabul airport, remains very high. British nationals
remaining in Afghanistan need to consider carefully the risks should they
attempt to leave by any route. We advise against all travel to
Afghanistan. We continue to closely monitor events in Afghanistan. Please
check our travel advice for our latest advice for British nationals, and
subscribe for updates.

The British Embassy in Kabul has suspended in-country operations. All UK
diplomatic and consular staff have been temporarily withdrawn. The ability
to provide consular support to British nationals is extremely limited and
is being provided virtually. If you are a British national in Afghanistan
and need to speak to a consular officer call the FCDO on +441908 516666
(or 01908 516666 in the UK). The FCDO cannot offer advice on the safety of
travelling to any alternative departure point.

British nationals who remain in Afghanistan are strongly encouraged to
[2]register their presence in order to receive important updates. This
will enable us to validate the numbers of British nationals seeking
assistance, and to provide essential information to British nationals that
remain in Afghanistan, when it becomes available.

If you are an Afghan national and are eligible or have been approved for
assistance under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP),there
is more information here:
[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

If you are a non-British national in Afghanistan, or are the family member
of a non-British national in Afghanistan, and in need of assistance,
please see
[4]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-...
or call +44 2475 389 980 (or 02475 389 980 in the UK).

Current and former locally employed UK government staff, ie those who were
employed directly by the UK government, not through a third party, should
apply to ARAP following this link:
[5]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio....

Further information on the ARAP scheme can be found here:
[6]https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2021...

If you have already applied for ARAP, and would like an update on your
application, please re-send your query here:
[7][email address]

 

Non-Afghanistan related Consular Assistance for British Nationals  

 

If you are a British national seeking urgent consular assistance, please
call the Consular Assistance Team on 020 7008 5000 (or +44 20 7008
5000).   

 

ATAS Certificates

 

Email [8][email address] if you have a query about your application. We
are unable to reply to any query on an application.

 

Legalisation

 

Contact the Legalisation Office if you need an update on an application or
if you have a general enquiry: [9][email address], Telephone:
03700 00 22 44
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, [10]Find out about call charges

 

Visas

 

Please see guidance on [11]Applying for a visa to come to the UK or
contact [12]UK Visas and immigration for help.

 

Travel Advice

If you require travel advice for your destination country, please visit
the [13]Travel Advice pages, which contain the latest information on
coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and areas where the
FCDO advises against travel. You can also subscribe to travel advice
email alerts for your destination and monitor the FCDO coronavirus travel
advice page. You can follow FCDO Travel social media channels
on [14]Twitter, [15]Facebook and [16]Instagram. If you have a question
about the advice or a topic that is not covered, [17]please submit an
enquiry.  

 

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Information Rights Unit,

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Our ref: FOI2023/00509

Dear Mr Smith,

Thank you for your email in relation to a further extension being made to
our deadline for your FOI request.

I apologise for the delay in providing a substantive response. There is a
large volume of information in scope which needs to be considered and we
have several stakeholders involved given the topic covers both Kosovo and
Serbia. I can assure you that this is being worked on and we do hope to
have a response ready for you soon.

Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth an d Development Office

Information Rights Unit,

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Dear Mr Smith

The date that the response is due for your request, FOI2023/00509, has
been changed to 5th June

Kind Regards

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Dear Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's handling of my FOI request 'Kosovo - Serbia tensions'.

I have waIted over 100 working days for a response, and complained to the ICO - all to no avail. It seems FOI is not taken seriously by your department.

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

Yours faithfully,

Mr Smith

Information Rights (Sensitive), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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Information Rights Unit,

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Dear Mr Smith,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request
FOI2023/00509, received 10th January. Please find our response attached.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office