Examp of FOI request for Special Branch information

[lynn cates]

archives

Hello Phil. Interesting case. Having recently dealt with two archives--one US, one UK--I can easily recognise the pattern here.

I suppose one is expected to succumb to frustration before gaining the desired material, and withdraw the request.

Oh, well.

Cheers.
LC

[Phil Carter]

Hello all,

I came across this and thought it might be a good idea to post.
It is an example, simplified, of how the cogs in the wheel rotate regarding Special Branch material. Those wanting to use the FOI Act to access files may, in the first instance, meet the following responses.

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reques...ranch_files_on

As said, this example is one at it's very simplest. All requests have to be as specific as possible yet not too specific. The problem is that nobody outside the keepers of the archives, and sometimes not even they themselves, know exactly what is in existance. There is no known list, as far as I am aware, of precisely what is kept in storage.

For your interest only.

best wishes

Phil