Looking to obtain a photograph

HM Prison & Probation Service did not have the information requested.

Dear Her Majesty's Prison & Probation Service,
I hope that you are able to help me I am trying with no success so far to obtain a photograph of my brother in law (deceased on 2015) for my wife
We have tried many avenues without success and she has no living relatives left we really don't know where to turn
He spent many years in the prison system which is why we thought you may be able to help

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Evans

Disclosure Team, HM Prison & Probation Service

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Disclosure Team, HM Prison & Probation Service

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail, I am writing to advise you that your enquiry does not fall under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) regime and has been rejected by the Disclosure Team.

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.

You may wish to re-submit your enquiry to the Ministry of Justice, which will be treated as Official Correspondence. Our contact details are as follows:

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Kind regards,

The Disclosure Team

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