Nick Read’s Letter to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk
Dear Data Protection and Information Rights Team
In January 2024 a letter was sent from Post Office CEO, Nick Read, to the Justice Secretary, Alex Chalk. It concerned Sub-Postmaster convictions and included a statement from Post Office solicitors Peters and Peters.
Please can you disclose the letter and the response received by the Post Office from Alex Chalk. Please can you also disclose all communications between the Post Office and UKGI concerning this letter.
Yours sincerely
Eleanor Shaikh
Our ref: FOI2024/00303
Dear Eleanor Shaikh,
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 18th
February. Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.
The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore reply at the latest by 15th
March.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street,
London,
EC2V 7ER
Dear Eleanor Shaikh,
Please accept our sincere apologies, but unfortunately we won’t be able to
provide a response to your information request today.
We can assure you that we are working to get your response to you and will
do so as soon as possible. We have received a large number of requests and
we are doing everything we can to respond to each request accurately and
in a timely manner.
Thank you for your understanding.
With kind regards,
Information Rights
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER
[1]postoffice.co.uk
From: [Post Office request email]
<[Post Office request email]>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2024 9:37 AM
To: [FOI #1088440 email]
Subject: Request for information - Ref: FOI2024/00303
Our ref: FOI2024/00303
Dear Eleanor Shaikh,
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 18th
February. Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.
The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore reply at the latest by 15th
March.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street,
London,
EC2V 7ER
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Dear Data Protection and Information Rights Team,
Please can you advise on the status of FOI2024/00303 which was submitted on 18 February 2024; no expected completion date was given in your response of 15 March.
One of the documents requested has since been published on the Post Office Corporate website. I am still awaiting disclosure, however, of the response from Justice Secretary, Alex Chalk to Nick Read’s letter of 9 January 2024
and of all communications between the Post Office and UKGI concerning Nick Read’s letter.
I will be submitting a complaint of undue delay to the ICO if a substantive response to this request has not been received by Friday 31 May.
Yours sincerely
Eleanor Shaikh
Dear Eleanor Shaikh,
Thank you for your email.
We sincerely apologise for the delay in responding to your request for information. We have had an increase in requests, which unfortunately has led to delays in completing our responses. We are working on your request and hope to be able to provide this to you by no later than Friday 14th June, and hopefully sooner than that.
With kind regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER
postoffice.co.uk
Dear Eleanor Shaikh,
Thank you for your patience. Please find the response attached relating to
your Freedom of Information request.
With kind regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street,
London,
EC2V 7ER
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