Dear Ms Tomlinson,

Freedom of Information request F17-353

Thank you for your request for information dated 31 August 2017, received
by us on the same date, which is copied below.

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within 20 working days i.e. on or before 28 September 2017.

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Yours sincerely,

Sarah Price

IRIS Support Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
Commons

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Dear Ms Tomlinson,

Freedom of Information Request F17-353

Thank you for your request for information. You asked if the “Cinderella
Law” has now been passed, which we have sought to answer below.

We have interpreted your request to relate to the amendment made in Part 5
of the Serious Crime Act 2015 but, if this is not the case, please let us
know.   Information on the passage of the Serious Crime Act 2015 through
Parliament is already published on our parliamentary webpages and can be
found here:
[1]http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014....

Therefore, as the information you request is reasonably accessible to you
otherwise than under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), your
request is refused. In refusing your request the House is applying the
exemption set out in section 21 (1) and (2) (a) of the FOIA.  This is an
absolute exemption and the public interest test does not apply.

In addition, the following information may be of interest:

·         House of Commons briefing paper titled “Serious Crime Bill:
Progress of the Bill (February 2015)”:
[2]http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/R...

·         The text of the Serious Crime Act 2015 : 
[3]http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015...

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Yours sincerely,

Sarah Price

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