Dear J A Giggins,

Freedom of Information request F17-463

Thank you for your request for information dated 6 November 2017, received
by us on the same date, which is copied below.

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within 20 working days i.e. on or before 5 December 2017.

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Yours sincerely,

Sarah Price

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Dear JA Giggins,

Freedom of Information request F17-463

Thank you for your request for information as copied below. You asked
three questions about a parliamentary briefing paper which we have sought
to answer below.

 1. Please could you provide a copy of the previous parliamentary briefing
on call-ins referred to in this request to the DCLG:
[1]https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outl...

This information is held by the House of Commons.

Library briefings are produced to support MPs in their parliamentary
duties. The previous version of the briefing “Calling-in planning
applications” is attached. It was published on 11 July 2016 and superseded
on 17 July 2017 by the current version.

 2. I would also be interested to know the reason for update/replacement
of the briefing.

This information is held by the House of Commons.

The paper was updated as part of a regular process to reflect the
[2]Written Ministerial Statement of 16 December 2016 where the Minister
extended the planning appeal recovery criteria relating to proposed
housing developments in neighbourhood plan areas (page 18 of the new
version). Section 7 was also updated to add in a reference to updated
Government guidance and to put in some contact addresses for recovered
appeals (page 14 of the new version).

 3. Please could you supply any requests received from MPs, work schedules
etc.

Some information is held by the House of Commons.

Library subject specialists routinely decide to schedule work based on
current events, upcoming legislation and debates, and level of interest
from MPs. The Library has a target of providing briefings for all
Government Bills and the top 7 private Members’ Bills before the second
reading and report stage debates. It also has a target of providing
briefings for the main non-legislative debates in the House.  The Library
Heads of research sections meet periodically to review briefings coverage
by subject.

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 Rights
and Information Security Service, Research and Information Team, House of
Commons, London SW1A 0AA or [3][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,
[4]www.ico.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Price

IRIS Support Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
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Dear J A Giggins,

Internal Review: Freedom of Information request F17-463

Thank you for your request for an internal review.  We are sorry you were
not satisfied with the response provided.

Within your request for the review you have provided some helpful
additional detail of what it is you seek:

“I would consider representations from DCLG/npcu officials etc to fall
under the 'etc' in Part 3 of my request”

In the first instance, we are checking with the service area to see if any
information within the scope of your request is held and can be released
and we will endeavour to respond as soon as possible.

Following our further response, if you remain dissatisfied we will be
happy to conduct a full internal review.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Price

IRIS Support Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
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From: J A Giggins [[3]mailto:[FOI #443746 email]]
Sent: 02 January 2018 16:03
To: FOI Commons <[4][email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Update of
Parliamentary Research Briefing regarding Planning call-in requests

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 'Update of Parliamentary Research Briefing regarding
Planning call-in requests'.

In particular I would appreciate sight of any documents held falling under
part 3 of my request in light of the dismissal of Save Britain's
Heritage's High Court action against DCLG.

[5]https://www.savebritainsheritage.org/cam...

Reference to the publications is made in the judgement itself:
[6]http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admi...

I would consider representations from DCLG/npcu officials etc to fall
under the 'etc' in Part 3 of my request
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[7]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...

Yours faithfully,

J A Giggins

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Dear JA Giggins,

Freedom of Information Request F17-463 Clarification

Thank you for your further email as copied below.  You have asked for an
Internal Review of our response to your request about a parliamentary
briefing paper.  Whilst we are happy to carry out a full review, we
sometimes find that, for the requester, some further clarification is far
more helpful.  In this case we would like to provide you with some more
information about this matter in the hope that it resolves your concerns,
however if you would still like us to review our response, please let me
know.

In our original response, we explained that the House of Commons Library
regularly writes briefings on a wide number of topics to support Members
in their parliamentary duties.  The Library’s Researchers are responsible
for deciding whether these briefings need to be updated.  This is usually
in response to important developments on a particular subject.  In the
case of the paper on planning call-in requests, this was updated in
response to changes outlined in a [1]Written Ministerial Statement of 16
December 2016, and a reference to updated guidance and contact addresses
was also added. This was not an urgent update, but simply completed when
we had capacity.

In your email below you clarified that you would like to see actual
documentation relating to “requests received from MPs, work schedules,
etc.”  The House of Commons received no requests from MPs, DCLG, NPCU
officials or anyone else requesting changes to this briefing paper. It may
also help you to know that the Library’s Statement of Services states that
we don’t accept requests or carry out work from Ministers in relation to
their ministerial responsibilities.

In addition, there are no documented “work schedules” because individual
researchers are responsible for updating existing briefings and tend to
plan this informally, balancing it with their other work. The individual
research specialists who carry out the work may create temporary plans of
how they are going to do this – for example with rough lists or notes. 

I am sorry that our original response wasn’t specific enough and hopes
this additional information better answers your queries.  We will update
the paper in due course to reflect the policy change as highlighted in
these court documents.  If you still require a full Internal Review of our
response, please let me know. 

Yours sincerely,

         
Information Rights Manager
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
Commons

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From: J A Giggins [[4]mailto:[FOI #443746 email]]
Sent: 02 January 2018 16:03
To: FOI Commons <[5][email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Update of
Parliamentary Research Briefing regarding Planning call-in requests

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 'Update of Parliamentary Research Briefing
regarding Planning call-in requests'.

In particular I would appreciate sight of any documents held falling under
part 3 of my request in light of the dismissal of Save Britain's
Heritage's High Court action against DCLG. 
[6]https://www.savebritainsheritage.org/cam...

Reference to the publications is made in the judgement itself:
[7]http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admi...

I would consider representations from DCLG/npcu officials etc to fall
under the 'etc' in Part 3 of my request.  A full history of my FOI request
and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
[8]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...

Yours faithfully,

J A Giggins

From: FOI Commons
Sent: 17 November 2017 11:38
To: 'J A Giggins' <[9][FOI #443746 email]>
Subject: F17-463 Response

Dear JA Giggins,

Freedom of Information request F17-463

Thank you for your request for information as copied below. You asked
three questions about a parliamentary briefing paper which we have sought
to answer below.

 1. Please could you provide a copy of the previous parliamentary briefing
on call-ins referred to in this request to the DCLG:
[10]https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outl...

This information is held by the House of Commons.

Library briefings are produced to support MPs in their parliamentary
duties. The previous version of the briefing “Calling-in planning
applications” is attached. It was published on 11 July 2016 and superseded
on 17 July 2017 by the current version.

 2. I would also be interested to know the reason for update/replacement
of the briefing.

This information is held by the House of Commons.

The paper was updated as part of a regular process to reflect the
[11]Written Ministerial Statement of 16 December 2016 where the Minister
extended the planning appeal recovery criteria relating to proposed
housing developments in neighbourhood plan areas (page 18 of the new
version). Section 7 was also updated to add in a reference to updated
Government guidance and to put in some contact addresses for recovered
appeals (page 14 of the new version).

 3. Please could you supply any requests received from MPs, work schedules
etc.

Some information is held by the House of Commons.

Library subject specialists routinely decide to schedule work based on
current events, upcoming legislation and debates, and level of interest
from MPs. The Library has a target of providing briefings for all
Government Bills and the top 7 private Members’ Bills before the second
reading and report stage debates. It also has a target of providing
briefings for the main non-legislative debates in the House.  The Library
Heads of research sections meet periodically to review briefings coverage
by subject.

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 Rights
and Information Security Service, Research and Information Team, House of
Commons, London SW1A 0AA or [12][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,
[13]www.ico.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Price

IRIS Support Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
Commons

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Dear J A Giggins,

Internal Review Request F17-463

Thank you for your email dated 12 February 2018, requesting an internal
review of Freedom of Information request ref: F17-463, which was received
by us on the same date.

We will endeavour to respond within 20 working days, i.e. on or before 12
March 2018. 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.

If you have any queries about the review, please contact me with the
reference in the subject line.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Price

IRIS Support Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
Commons

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From: J A Giggins [mailto:[FOI #443746 email]]
Sent: 12 February 2018 17:58
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Update of
Parliamentary Research Briefing regarding Planning call-in requests

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 'Update of Parliamentary Research Briefing regarding
Planning call-ins

Thank you for your narrative response but I would appreciate a full
internal review under the FOI legislation and supply of any documentation
held.

Many thanks.

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

Yours faithfully,

J A Giggins

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Dear J A Giggins,

Request for Internal Review - F17-463

Thank you for your further email, copied below.  I am sorry that our
clarification and extra information did not resolve your complaint but, as
indicated, we are happy to now conduct a full Internal Review of our
response.

We will carry out this review and endeavour to provide a response on or
before 15 March 2018.

If you have any queries about the review, please contact me with the
reference in the subject line.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Manager
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
Commons

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From: J A Giggins [mailto:[FOI #443746 email]]
Sent: 14 February 2018 14:43
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Re: IR F17-463 Internal Review Request Acknowledgement

Dear FOI Commons,

The internal review was requested on 2nd January & is now overdue.

Full details are available on [3]WhatDoTheyKnow.com.

I don't mind how informal the records are - I am seeking to establish how
policy can be changed but not reflected in an updated briefing note & how
the situation can be allowed to continue once the mistake has been
discovered. At the very least I would have expected DCLG officials to have
notified you at the same time as the High Court.

Yours sincerely,

J A Giggins

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Dear JA Giggins,

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

If you remain dissatisfied, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner
at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely,

         
Information Rights Manager
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
Commons

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From: J A Giggins [[3]mailto:[FOI #443746 email]]
Sent: 02 January 2018 16:03
To: FOI Commons <[4][email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Update of
Parliamentary Research Briefing regarding Planning call-in requests

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 'Update of Parliamentary Research Briefing regarding
Planning call-in requests'.

In particular I would appreciate sight of any documents held falling under
part 3 of my request in light of the dismissal of Save Britain's
Heritage's High Court action against DCLG.

[5]https://www.savebritainsheritage.org/cam...

Reference to the publications is made in the judgement itself:
[6]http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admi...

I would consider representations from DCLG/npcu officials etc to fall
under the 'etc' in Part 3 of my request
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[7]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...

Yours faithfully,

J A Giggins

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