FOIA3 Request

Third FOIA request

17 October 2007

Dear Sir/Madam

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

I wish to request access to the following information, which I believe to be held by your organisation:

The following requests relate to the "continuity" clause as stated in rule 276A in the immigration rules: "provided that the applicant in question has existing limited leave to enter or remain upon their departure and return"

I'd like to request a copy of the first correspondence which generated the need to add this clause into the immigration rules.

I'd like to request a copy of the final approval correspondence to add this clause.

I'd like to request a copy of any socio-economic impact analysis report, on (1) the Home Office (2) the British public (3) the non-EEA residents pertaining to the introduction of the continuity clause in the April 07 regulations. If such report does not exist, I would like to know whether this is by deliberate omission or not.

My preferred form of access to these records is via mail.

I believe that the cost of providing such information should not exceed £600, if the reports do exist, because it would involve mainly photocopying or printing costs.Moreover any correspondence pertaining to the report should be relatively easy to locate, because I'm requesting the first and last correspondence about this clause.

Regards