Legal Policy Division

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By e-mail to:
request-78991-b9100673@what do they know.com
FOI/REF: 71489

22 August 2011

Dear Ricardo,
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 68313
I am replying to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 dated 14 July.
You asked:
1) Does the freedom of information act hold any recorded
information concerning the Cestui qui vie Act of 1666?
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not contain any information regarding
other Acts of Parliament. The content of Acts is available in a variety of printed and
online materials.
The 1666 Act is available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/18-19/11.
You can also find more information by reading the full text of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (available at
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/14) and further guidance
http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/foi-step-by-step.htm.
2) Under the freedom of information act which information do you
hold regarding the Cestui qui vie Act 1666?
Apart from information that is reasonably accessible to you by other means, such as
the text of the Act and references to it in textbooks and other published books, which
is exempt from disclose under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I
can confirm that the department does hold some information regarding the 1666 Act.
The documents are listed on the attached schedule. Personal data has been
redacted in accordance with section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I hope this information is helpful. You have the right to appeal our decision if you
think it is incorrect. Details can be found in the How to Appeal section attached at
the end of this letter.
Yours sincerely,

Paul Hughes
Legal Policy Division

How to Appeal
Internal Review
If you are not satisfied with this response regarding the section 14 exemption, you
have the right to an internal review. The handling of your request will be looked at by
someone who was not responsible for the original case, and they will make a
decision as to whether we answered your request correctly.
If you would like to request a review, please write or send an email to the Data
Access and Compliance Unit within two months of the data of this letter, at the
following address:
Data Access and Compliance Unit (6.25),
Information & Communications Directorate,
Ministry of Justice,
102 Petty France,
London
SW1H 9AJ
E-mail: xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx
Information Commissioners Office
If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the right to apply
to the Information Commissioners Office. The Commissioner is an independent
regulator who has the power to direct us to respond to your request differently, if he
considers that we have handled it incorrectly.
You can contact the Information Commissioners Office at the following address:
Information Commissioners Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Internet address: https://www.ico.gov.uk/Global/contact_us.aspx

Schedule of documents
Note 19 July 2004
Draft letter 20 July 2004
E-mail 18 February 2011