Request for disclosure of communications with CSPs regarding RIPA review

The request was refused by Home Office.

Dear Home Office,

On Tuesday 7th December 2010, Home Office staff in a meeting with various civil society organisations, disclosed that the consultation on a review of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was initially targeted at Communications Service Providers (CSP).

Please provide a copy of all communications with any CSP regarding RIPA from 1st January 2010 - 7th December 2010.

Please provide a list and where possible, transcripts/recordings of phone calls with any CSP regarding RIPA from 1st January 2010 - 7th December 2010.

Please provide a list of meetings and where possible, minutes of those meetings with any CSP regarding RIPA from 1st January 2010 - 7th December 2010 (whether they took place at the Home Office or at the offices of CSP involved).

Finally, please provide copies of all internal communications (including emails and memos) which discussed the management of the review consultation including (but not limited to) any communications which discussed the management of the review consultation, length of review consultation and which parties should be invited to engage; from 1st January 2010 - 20th December 2010.

Yours faithfully,

Alexander Hanff

OSCTFOI, Home Office

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Please see the attached PIT extension letter

 

Thank you

 

J  Fanshaw

 

 

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OSCTFOI, Home Office

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Please see attached letter.

 

Regards

 

J Fanshaw

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Dear Home Office,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Home Office's handling of my FOI request 'Request for disclosure of communications with CSPs regarding RIPA review'.

First of all, since all the communications requested should be filed in an organised fashion, I do not accept that it would exceed the £600 limit to provide me with copies of those communications.

Second, I do not accept the Home Office's reason for refusing to provide the information I asked for in my 4th paragraph. This is very clearly in the public interest as it is regarding a piece of legislation which impacts public rights every single day. To suggest that it is not in the public interest to clarify whether or not the upcoming changes to the law are a result of a consultation period loaded to the favour of industry, is quite frankly ridiculous.

It seems to me that the very reason I requested the information in the first place (to see if the Home Office were showing favour to the telecoms industry) could be the reason the Home Office have refused to answer the request as such I fully intend to follow this through until the information is made available.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/re...

Yours faithfully,

Alexander Hanff

Information Access, Home Office

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Dear Mr Haniff,

 

Please see attached response to your internal review FoI request.

 

Many Thanks

Reshma Patel

 

 

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FOI Responses, Home Office

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Dear Mr Hanff,

 

Please see the attached in relation to your Freedom of Information
request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Access Team

 

Information Access Team | Information Management Service | Seacole
Building | Home Office | 2 Marsham Street | London SW1P 4DF

 

 

 

 

 

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