Meetings and communications

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Dear Cabinet Office,

Please can I see 1) any communications and also 2) a list details of any meetings of the Behavioural Insights Team with representatives of the Behavioural Dynamics Institute (BDi) or Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) or Cambridge Analytica including time, subject of discussion and any individuals who were press - from 2010 to 2018 inclusive please . Thank you so much.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Emma L Briant

FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

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FOI Request Number FOI328488(copied below)
Allocated to Annikka
Deadline for draft reply / extension notice 12/09
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 Freedom of Information request - Meetings and communications

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Dr Emma L 2019,
Briant <[4][FOI #598395 email]> 05:05 (6
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ago)
to me

Dear Cabinet Office,

Please can I see 1) any communications and also 2) a list details of any
meetings of the Behavioural Insights Team with representatives of the
Behavioural Dynamics Institute (BDi) or Strategic Communication
Laboratories (SCL) or Cambridge Analytica including time, subject of
discussion and any individuals who were press - from 2010 to 2018
inclusive please . Thank you so much.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Emma L Briant

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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Dear FOI Team Mailbox,

Thank you for your reply. Please could I ask to refine my request and look instead only for the dates 2016-18? I appreciate your assistance very much.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Emma L Briant

FOI Team Mailbox, Cabinet Office

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE:  FOI328586

Dear Dr Emma L Briant

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
09/09/2019 and we are considering if it is appropriate to deal with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

This email is just a short acknowledgement of your request.

When corresponding with the Cabinet Office, you may wish to be aware of
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If you have any queries about this email, please contact the FOI team.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
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Yours sincerely,

 Knowledge and Information Management Unit

Cabinet Office

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Dear FOI Team Mailbox,

I'm just writing to follow up on this request as it is over 30 days since I heard from you. I look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Emma L Briant