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Rishi Sunak - Theleme

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Dear HM Treasury,

Please can you answer the following FOI request

1 - Do you hold any email, whatsapp or text message correspondence between the Rishi Sunak and the following companies/individuals:

- Theleme Partners
- John Sheridan (Partner at Theleme)
- Patrick Degorce (Director at Theleme)

2 - If the answer to question 1 is yes, please provide a copy of all relevant correspondence.

Note: Please limit the date range of your search for relevant correspondence to 01 March 2020 and 30 June 2020.

Note: Please limit the subject of your search for relevant correspondence to Covid related matters and/or the appointment of Mr Sheridan as an advisor in HMT.

Yours faithfully,

russell scott

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Our ref: FOI2023/02751

Dear Russell Scott,

Thank you for your request for information which we are considering under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

This is to confirm receipt of your request and to let you know that it is
receiving attention. If you have any enquiries regarding your request do
not hesitate to contact us.

Please note: HM Treasury has a dedicated email address for the public to
make Freedom of Information requests: [email address]

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Unit | Correspondence and Information Rights | HM
Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ [1]www.gov.uk/hm-treasury

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Dear Russell Scott

Please find attached an interim response to your FOI Request

Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Unit | Correspondence and Information Rights | HM
Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ  
[1]www.gov.uk/hm-treasury

 

This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the
use of the individual(s) to whom they are addressed. If you are not the
intended recipient and have received this email in error, please notify
the sender and delete the email. This footnote also confirms that our
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Dear Russell Scott

Please find attached an interim response to your FOI Request.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Unit | Correspondence and Information Rights | HM
Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A
2HQ   [1]www.gov.uk/hm-treasury

 

This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the
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russell scott
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Dear FOI Requests - HMT,

15 working days has now passed by and HMT are yet to provide a substantive response to this long overdue FOI request.

Please can i kindly request a substantive response by 5pm Wednesday 24 May 2023 to avoid a formal complaint being issued to the ICO.

Yours sincerely,

russell scott

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Dear Russell Scott,

Thank you for your further email.

We apologise for the delay in replying and any inconvenience this may
cause. Your request is progressing, and we will respond to you soon as
possible.

Regards

Correspondence and Information Rights Team
HM Treasury

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Dear Russell Scott

Please find attached a response to your recent FOI request.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Unit | Correspondence and Information Rights | HM
Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ [1]www.gov.uk/hm-treasury

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russell scott
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Dear HM Treasury,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of HM Treasury's handling of my FOI request 'Rishi Sunak - Theleme'.

Please consider the following:

1 - Personal data can be redacted rather than completely withholding all correspondence.
2 - No evidence has been provided or an explanation provided for why releasing this information will have an adverse effect. Surely the correspondence can be released and where relevant certain aspects redacted.
3 - This is of huge public interest and i do no agree with your reasoning that withholding all information outweighs the public interest and it should therefore be disclosed.

Yours faithfully,

russell scott

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Dear Russell Scott,

Thank you for your email regarding your request for an internal review.

I can confirm that your review request was received on 16th June and is
receiving attention under our reference IR2023/10501.

There is no statutory deadline for responding to internal review requests.

However, in line with the Information Commissioner's guidelines and the
[1]2018 FOI Code of Practice, we aim to complete  internal reviews within
20 working days.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Unit | Correspondence and Information Rights | HM
Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ  
[2]www.gov.uk/hm-treasury

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Dear Russell Scott

Please find attached a response to your recent IR request.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Unit | Correspondence and Information Rights | HM
Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ [1]www.gov.uk/hm-treasury

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IR refused.

Now likely to progress to a formal complaint to the ICO.

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Dear Russell Scott

Please find attached an updated response to your FOI Request following the
ICO’s decision notice.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Unit | Correspondence and Information Rights | HM
Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A
2HQ   [1]www.gov.uk/hm-treasury

 

This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the
use of the individual(s) to whom they are addressed. If you are not the
intended recipient and have received this email in error, please notify
the sender and delete the email. This footnote also confirms that our
email communications may be monitored to ensure the secure and effective
operation of our systems and for other lawful purposes, and that this
email has been swept for malware and viruses.

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