Phorm, RIPA, the ICO and the HO

[Joel Harrison]

On 6/9/08, Richard Clayton <richard@highwayman.com> wrote:
> and behold, another letter:
>
>     I am writing to say that we are not yet in a position to send
>     you a substantive reply. We hope to respond by 8 July.
>
> >FOI is not a quick process :(
>
> My original request was made on the 11th March ...   Which means that by
> the time they send me my answer (or flat refusal, who can tell?) I could
> have been locked up for 42 days precisely 2.833333 times!

You may wish to draw their attention to the ICO guidance on time
limits for considering the public interest in connection with the
exemptions in Part II of FOIA, which states that in no circumstances
should the total time to respond to the request for information exceed
40 working days.

Joel