What guidance is the BBC given concerning the Duchy of Cornwall and its constitutional relationship to the territory of Cornwall? Who provides this guidance?
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Dear Sir or Madam,
It is clear that there are many unanswered question concerning the Duchy of Cornwall and its relationship to the territory of Cornwall. This website www.duchyofcornwall.eu is a fully referenced exploration of this subject.
Is the BBC given guidance on its treatment of the above subject? What orders or guidance are given to the BBC? What internal memos are circulated on this subject? What government bodies and others, such as the Duchy of Cornwall, have provided guidance or orders? What exactly did they say?
Yours faithfully,
Philip Hosking
Dear Mr Hosking,
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, about what guidance is the BBC given, and by whom,
concerning the Duchy of Cornwall and its consitutional relationship to the
territory of Cornwall. Your request was received on 22nd January, 2009. We
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Dear Mr Hosking
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<<RFI20090114 - final response.pdf>>
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Rachel Hallett
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Dear Sir or Madam,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of British Broadcasting Corporation's handling of my FOI request 'What guidance is the BBC given concerning the Duchy of Cornwall and its constitutional relationship to the territory of Cornwall? Who provides this guidance?'.
This question is of clear public interest and any influence government bodies and institutions such as the Duchy of Cornwall have over the output of the BBC should be clearly stated.
This is a basic principle of democracy.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/wh...
Yours sincerely,
Philip Hosking
Dear Mr Hosking
I note your email below. As set out in the response letter, the BBC does
not offer an internal review when the information requested is not
covered by the Act. In such cases, the Information Commissioner has
agreed that requesters may appeal directly to the ICO; the contact
details are on the letter.
Please note that the term 'public interest' is used in the Act in a
technical sense to describe a consideration or 'test' which public
authorities are required to perform when they are relying on a qualified
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Rachel Hallett
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Dear FOI Enquiries,
I have handed this over to the Information Commissioner's Office to deal with.
Yours sincerely,
Philip Hosking
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