Precedent Book (current)

The request was refused by Cabinet Office.

Steve Elibank

Dear Cabinet Office,

Please provide me with an electronic copy of the current Precedent Book, the existence of which I was alerted to by Lord Hennessey's oral evidence in the "Constitutional Implications of the Cabinet Manual" report, produced by the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee.

Note that I am not asking for the Cabinet Manual, and I am not asking for the pre-1950s Precedent Book currently available via the National Archives. I would like the current version.

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

Cabinet Office

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CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI315002

Dear Steve Elibank

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
13/05/2011 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

This email is just a short acknowledgement of your request.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Knowledge and Information Management Unit

Cabinet Office

E: [Cabinet Office request email]
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Dear Cabinet Office,

Ref: FOI315002

I'd just like to remind you that this is the twentieth working day since I submitted my request, and you have a legal obligation to respond. If you miss the deadline of midnight tonight, I will immediately complain to the ICO.

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

Cabinet Office

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Dear Mr Elibank

Please see attached response to your recent FOI request.

Paul Ballinger
Propriety and Ethics Team
Cabinet Office
Rm 208
70 Whitehall
London SW1A 2AS
tel: 020 7276 2462
 
email: [email address]
 
Making the Civil Service Work Better

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Dear Mr Ballinger,

Ref: FOI315002

Thank you for your reply. I wonder if you could give me any more information about the intended future publication, such as an estimated time-scale?

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

Dear Mr Ballinger,

Ref: FOI315002

Thank you for your reply. I hope you'll excuse me for trespassing on your time, but I wonder if you could give me any more information about the intended future publication, such as an estimated time-scale?

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

Dear Mr Ballinger,

Reference: FOI315002

Thank you for your reply. I hope you'll excuse me for trespassing
on your time, but I wonder if you could give me any more
information about the intended future publication, such as an
estimated time-scale?

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

Cabinet Office

Dear Mr Elibank

I'm afraid at this stage it is too early to say when it will be ready for publication - as I said in my letter there is a considerable volume of material.

Kind regards,

Kathryn

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Dear Kathryn,

Reference: FOI315002

It's been five months now, and I wondered whether you were yet in a position to tell me when the Precedent Book will be released.

Yours faithfully,
Steve Elibank

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