Source of Authority

Dear Marc Horn,

Thank you for your request for information dated 31 October 2023, copied
below.

We will endeavour to respond to your request promptly but in any case
within 20 working days i.e. on or before 28 November 2023.

If you have any queries about your request, please use the request number
quoted in the subject line of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Officer
House of Commons Information Compliance Team
House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA 
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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #1042662 email]>
Sent: 31 October 2023 08:02
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Source of Authority

Dear House of Commons,

Acts of Parliament claim their authority from:
"Be it enacted by the [Monarch]'s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in
this present Parliament
assembled, and by the authority of the same,..."

Please provide the documentary records you hold creating this authority
for each party to an act of parliament as Act of Parliament claim it is by
their own authority as
"and by the authority of the same".
This is an admitted expressed self proclaimed authority.

Please provide the documents creating the authority for:
1 - The Monarch, and
2 - The Lords Spiritual, and
3 - The Lords Temporal, and
4 - The Commons.

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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Dear Marc Horn,

Freedom of Information Request F23-594

Thank you for your request for information as copied below. You asked the
House of Commons two questions regarding documents held on the authority
of specified groups, which we have sought to answer below.

Acts of Parliament claim their authority from:

"Be it enacted by the [Monarch]'s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in
this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same,..."

 1. Please provide the documentary records you hold creating this
authority for each party to an act of parliament as Act of Parliament
claim it is by their own authority as "and by the authority of the
same".

and

 2. Please provide the documents creating the authority for:

 a. 1 - The Monarch, and
 b. 2 - The Lords Spiritual, and
 c. 3 - The Lords Temporal, and
 d. 4 - The Commons.

In the first instance, please note that the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA) only gives you the right to request access to recorded
information which may be held by a public authority. We therefore
considered what records we may hold to answer your request.

However, to identify any legislation or recorded information relevant to
your query, an expert legal analysis would be required. Like any public
authority, the House of Commons has a duty to provide a requester with
advice and assistance as far as it is reasonable, but our obligation does
not extend to us having to first carry out this analysis on any
legislation or recorded documentation held.

We do not provide legal advice or analysis to requesters, so we suggest
that questions on any laws and their application may be best directed to a
solicitor, barrister or other suitably qualified legal professional.
Alternatively you may wish to consider contacting Citizens Advice. Contact
details can be found at: [1]http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/.

You may, if dissatisfied with the handling of your request, complain to
the House of Commons. Alternatively, if you are dissatisfied with the
outcome of your request you may ask the House of Commons to conduct an
internal review of any decision regarding your request.  Complaints or
requests for internal review should be addressed to: Information
Compliance Team, Governance Office, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA or
[2][House of Commons request email].  Please ensure that you specify the full
reasons for your complaint or internal review along with any arguments or
points that you wish to make.

If you remain dissatisfied, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner
at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF,
[3]https://ico.org.uk/.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Officer
House of Commons Information Compliance Team
House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA 
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From: Marc Horn <[8][FOI #1042662 email]>
Sent: 31 October 2023 08:02
To: FOI Commons <[9][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Source of Authority

Dear House of Commons,

Acts of Parliament claim their authority from:
"Be it enacted by the [Monarch]'s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in
this present Parliament
assembled, and by the authority of the same,..."

Please provide the documentary records you hold creating this authority
for each party to an act of parliament as Act of Parliament claim it is by
their own authority as
"and by the authority of the same".
This is an admitted expressed self proclaimed authority.

Please provide the documents creating the authority for:
1 - The Monarch, and
2 - The Lords Spiritual, and
3 - The Lords Temporal, and
4 - The Commons.

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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Dear Marc Horn,

Freedom of Information Request F23-594

I am writing to acknowledge your further email, copied below.  You have
requested an Internal Review of our response to your request.

We will endeavour to provide a response within 20 working days. However,
it may be necessary to extend this deadline by another 20 working days,
for example if the review is complicated and requires the assistance of
multiple resources. If this is the case, and your review cannot be
completed in the shorter timeframe, we will inform you of this.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Manager

House of Commons Information Compliance Team

House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA

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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #1042662 email]>
Sent: 13 November 2023 18:52
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Source of
Authority

Dear House of Commons,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of House of Commons's handling
of my FOI request 'Source of Authority'.

I am not asking for legal advice!

I am asking for documents from the public records you hold which should be
readily available as without them you cannot prove authority for your
actions!!!

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

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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Dear Marc Horn,

Freedom of Information Request F23-594

Thank you for your further email, copied below.  You have asked us when
you will receive a response to your request for an Internal Review.

We have already provided you with this information.  In our
acknowledgement of 16 November (also copied below), we advised you of the
timescales to which we are working.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Manager

House of Commons Information Compliance Service

House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA

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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #1042662 email]>
Sent: 29 November 2023 13:30
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Re: IR F23-594 Internal Review request acknowledgement

Dear FOI Commons,

I have not received a response to my request. Please confirm when you will
comply with your obligations.

Yours sincerely,

Marc Horn

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Dear Marc Horn,

Further to your request for an Internal Review, please find our response
attached. 

If you are still dissatisfied, you can complain to the Information
Commissioner’s Office whose details can be found
here:  [1]https://ico.org.uk/.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Manager

House of Commons Information Compliance Service

House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA

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please see our privacy notices: 
[3]www.parliament.uk/site-information/data-protection 

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From: Marc Horn <[FOI #1042662 email]>
Sent: 13 November 2023 18:52
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Source of
Authority

Dear House of Commons,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of House of Commons's handling
of my FOI request 'Source of Authority'.

I am not asking for legal advice!

I am asking for documents from the public records you hold which should be
readily available as without them you cannot prove authority for your
actions!!!

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

Yours faithfully,

Marc Horn

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[6][FOI #1042662 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
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[8]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
[9]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
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