World War II Medal Record Card For JOSEPH MCCONNELL P/K59267 (ROYAL NAVY)
Dear Ministry of Defence,
I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Defence's handling of my FOI request 'World War II Medal Record Card For JOSEPH MCCONNELL P/K59267 (ROYAL NAVY)”
I refer to your response reference FOI2018/08123 of the 12th July 2018 for my FOI request of the 15th June 2018 for a copy of the “World War II Medal Record Card For JOSEPH MCCONNELL P/K59267 (ROYAL NAVY)”
Your response to my request states:
‘the information falls entirely within the scope of an absolute exemption under Section 40 of the FOIA.’
&
‘It may also be helpful to note that information such as this can be requested by writing directly to the Ministry of Defence Medal Office’
The original request was sent to the Ministry of Defence Medal Office not the Defence Business Services Secretariat Team? Therefore the request should have been dealt with by the Ministry of Defence Medal Office.
The correct supporting documentation ref Section 16 of the FOIA Act (Advice & Assistance) was provided.
I therefore request that your response is reviewed with a view to providing the information requested.
Yours faithfully,
A Crotty
Dear Mr Crotty,
Thank you for your email of 14 July 2018 which was received by the Department on 16 July. We can confirm that an internal review will be conducted of the response provided by Defence Business Services, our reference FOI2018/08123.
The Department's target for completing internal reviews is 20 working days and we therefore aim to complete the review and respond to you by 14 August 2018. While we are working hard to achieve this, in the interests of providing you with a more realistic indication of when you should expect a response, we should advise that the majority are currently taking between 20 and 40 working days to complete.
The review will involve a full, independent reconsideration of the handling of the case as well as the final decision.
Yours sincerely,
MOD Information Rights Compliance Team
Dear Mr Crotty,
Please find attached a response to your recent request for internal
review.
Yours sincerely,
MOD Information Rights Compliance Team
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