Second wave review

The request was refused by Prime Minister's Office.

Dear Prime Minister's Office,

If it exists, please kindly provide a copy of the review of the country's readiness for a Covid-19 second wave that was given to the Prime Minister since the Covid-19 outbreak.

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Hart
for Stop UK lies and Corruption.

foi-team@cabinetoffice.gov.uk,

Our ref: FOI2020/08557

Dear Amanda Hart,

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 24th
June. Your request is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 ('the Act').

The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore aim to reply at the latest by
23rd July.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Dear Prime Minister's Office,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Prime Minister's Office's handling of my FOI request 'Second wave review'.

Re: FOI2020/08557

You are normally required to provide information within 20 working days. It is now 28 working days since we entered the request and there has been no response from yourselves. Whilst we accept Covid-19 is slowing you down there have been no relevant changes to Freedom of Information laws. For this reason we must proceed as normal and request an internal review prior to putting this matter into the hands of the Information Commissioner. We require the information requested.

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

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Hart
for Stop UK lies and Corruption.

FOI Team Mailbox, Prime Minister's Office

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FOI Team

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London, SW1A 2AS

E-mail -[1][Number 10 request email] 

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Dear Prime Minister's Office,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Prime Minister's Office's handling of my FOI request 'Second wave review'.

We respectfully reject your claim that the information requested is exempt because it contains 'formulation of policy' - but even if it did you could redact any 'discussions' about such things. We still require the information requested. Furthermore the Freedom of Information Act does not contain any specific censorship clauses to prevent the release of material deemed 'too controversial and sensitive for public ears'.

We shall allow 20 working days for the information, unless you specify that our request is complicated and requires 40 working days to fulfil, before passing it onto the Information Commissioner. While we would accept the redacted report (as indicated) there is a possibility that the Information Commissioner may require it to be released in full should the matter be passed to them.

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

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Hart
for Stop UK lies and Corruption.

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

Dear Amanda Hart,

Thank you for your request for an internal review (reference
IR2020/10941), which was prompted by our response to your request for
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We shall endeavour to complete the internal review and respond to you
within 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

FOI Team Mailbox, Prime Minister's Office

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE:  IR2020/10941

Dear Amanda Hart

Thank you for your request for an internal review. Your request was
received on 12/08/2020 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 the FOI team.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Knowledge and Information Management Unit

Cabinet Office

E: [1][Number 10 request email]

 

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Amanda Hart left an annotation ()

Reported to ICO 12th September 2020.

Amanda Hart left an annotation ()

IC-55805-Z8F8. ICO ordered Prime Minister's Office to reply in 20 working days. Let ICO if they don't respond by 28th Oct 2020.

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

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Dear Amanda Hart,

Please find attached our response to your request for an Internal Review
(reference IR2020/10941).

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team