cc: "Osborn Timothy Dr \(ENV\)" , "Mcgarvie Michael Mr \(ACAD\)" , "Colam Jonathan Mr \(ISD\)" date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:10:42 +0100 from: "Palmer Dave Mr \(LIB\)" subject: FW: ICO Investigation - Holland request (FOI_089-23) to: "Jones Philip Prof \(ENV\)" Gents, Didn't make it through to you the first time.... Cheers, Dave -----Original Message----- From: Palmer Dave Mr (LIB) Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:03 AM To: Jones Philip Prof (ENV) Cc: "Osborn Timothy Dr \" , "Jones Philip Prof \" , "Mcgarvie Michael Mr \" , "Colam Jonathan Mr \" Subject: RE: ICO Investigation - Holland request (FOI_089-23) Phil, Thanks for any work you can put in on this - much appreciated & apologies for not getting all this to you sooner. Just to add - some indication of the burden searching would put on you/Tim/Keith, and, the effect it would have on your other work would help our 'manifestly unreasonable' argument under EIR. I understand the importance of all of this to you and colleagues so I'm trying to construct the best case possible.... Enjoy Denver & the mountains - I'm envious! Cheers, Dave >-----Original Message----- >From: P.Jones@uea.ac.uk [mailto:P.Jones@uea.ac.uk] >Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:26 PM >To: Palmer Dave Mr (LIB) >Cc: "Osborn Timothy Dr \" , "Jones Philip >Prof \" , "Mcgarvie Michael Mr \" >, "Colam Jonathan Mr \" >Subject: Re: ICO Investigation - Holland request (FOI_089-23) >Importance: High > > Dave, > I've just landed in Minneapolis en route to Denver/Boulder. > Tim should be on his way on Thursday. > We'll try and answer asap. > > Cheers > Phil >> Tim/Phil, >> One of the tasks I have is making a case under FOIA for our >claim that >> the section 12 'appropriate limit' of 16 person hours to collect and >> review initially the requested information would be exceeded. >> >> It would be helpful if you could confirm some things that >discussed in >> this connection; namely, the date range of the information requested >> (i.e.. the length of involvement in the IPCC process), and >some idea of >> the volume of communications. Our sample set of 17 >documents covers Nov >> 2004 to July 2006 with 11 documents coming from Jan 2005 alone. >> >> This information may also prove useful to a claim under EIR that the >> request is 'manifestly unreasonable' where the DEFRA >guidance notes that >> such request '...could include requests for information that place a >> substantial and unreasonable burden on the resources of a public >> authority." It could cover cases in which extensive searching of >> databases or file is necessary or extensive redaction is required. >> Indeed one of the factors explicitly mentioned is >"...whether the work >> involved would require an unreasonable diversion of resource the >> provision of the public services for witch the publish authority is >> mandated".. Additionally, the availability of other >publicly available >> information is a factor where the request is for the same >information in >> a different format >> >> Sorry - didn't mean to get into my EIR argument there - however, >> information on effect of locating this information and the >extent of the >> information would be useful. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Cheers, Dave >> >> >> ____________________________ >> David Palmer >> Information Policy & Compliance Manager >> University of East Anglia >> Norwich, England >> NR4 7TJ >> >> Information Services >> Tel: +44 (0)1603 593523 >> Fax: +44 (0)1603 591010 >> >> >> > > >