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Mrs J Downer Her Majestys Courts & Tribunals Service London Regional O ice !rd "loor Rose Court # Sout$war% &ridge London S'( )HS T *#*+ )#( #,,, F *-+*+!)..,)
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Freedom of Information Request Dear Mr 1 &rewster8 T$an% you or your e2ail dated t$e !rd July #*(! sent to t$e Ministry o Justice8 in w$ic$ you as%ed t$e ollowing in or2ation0 1: How many successful claims have been made in the last forty years against this act for reclamation of rights The Cestui que vie Act 1666 1a: Has anyone ever made a claim under this act and been successful 2: Do you hold the relevant claim forms !: Direct me to who " need to a##ly to$ 9our re:uest $as been ;assed to 2e because 6 $ave res;onsibility or answering re:uests relating to Her Majestys Courts & Tribunals Service in London and is being $andled under t$e "reedo2 o 6n or2ation <ct #*** 6 can con ir2 t$at Her Majestys Courts & Tribunals Service does not $old t$e in or2ation t$at you $ave re:uested0 To establis$ w$et$er t$e in or2ation was $eld 6 conducted a t$oroug$ searc$8 and 2ade en:uires wit$ t$e ollowing area8 t$e C$ancery Division and t$e 1robate Service in t$e Royal Courts o Justice wit$in Her Majestys Courts & Tribunals Service0 6 t$e in or2ation was $eld by Her Majestys Courts and Tribunals Service it would be $ave to be $eld by t$e above 2entioned business area0 6t 2ay $el; i 6 clari y t$at in or2ation is not $eld by Her Majestys Courts and Tribunals Service because t$ere is no legal or business re:uire2ent or Her Majestys Courts and Tribunals Service to record t$e data being re:uested0 1lease be advised t$at t$e "O6< does not oblige a ;ublic aut$ority to create in or2ation to answer a re:uest i t$e re:uested in or2ation is not $eld0 6t does not

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;lace a duty u;on ;ublic aut$orities to answer a :uestion unless recorded in or2ation e4ists0 T$e "O6< duty is to only ;rovide t$e recorded in or2ation $eld0 However outside t$e sco;e o t$e act you 2ay be interested to %now t$at a clai2 will not be 2ade under t$e (,,, <ct unless t$ere is already a clai2 relating to t$e lease or li e or by re erence lives w$ic$ will be a or2 o ;ossession a;;lication0 T$e (,,, <ct see2s to ;rovide an evidential test as to w$et$er so2eone is dead in a ;roceeding to end a lease or li e or a lease deter2inable u;on a li e0 T$ere will not be a se;arate Cestui :ue vie a;;lication to t$e court0 &y way o urt$er bac%ground8 li e tenancies are relatively rare t$ese days0 Section (.)=,> o t$e Law o 1ro;erty <ct ()#? converts a li e tenancy into a lease or )* years8 deter2inable a ter t$e deat$ o t$e original tenant0 9ou can ind out 2ore about in or2ation $eld or t$e ;ur;oses o t$e <ct by reading so2e guidance ;oints we consider w$en ;rocessing a re:uest or in or2ation8 attac$ed at t$e end o t$is letter0 9ou can also ind 2ore in or2ation by reading t$e ull te4t o t$e <ct8 available at $tt;377www0legislation0gov0u%7u%;ga7#***7!,7contents0 9ou $ave t$e rig$t to a;;eal our decision i you t$in% it is incorrect0 Details can be ound in t$e @How to <;;eal section attac$ed at t$e end o t$is letter0 Disclosure Log 9ou can also view in or2ation t$at t$e Ministry o Justice $as disclosed in res;onse to ;revious "reedo2 o 6n or2ation re:uests0 Res;onses are anony2ised and ;ublis$ed on our onAline disclosure log w$ic$ can be ound on t$e MoJ website3 $tt;377www0justice0gov0u%7in or2ationAaccessArig$ts7 oiAre:uests7latestA2ojAdisclosureA log T$e ;ublis$ed in or2ation is categorised by subject area and in al;$abetical order0

9ours sincerely8 J Downer Mrs J Do ner! "i#o $O%erationa# Su%%ort Officer London Re&iona# Su%%ort Unit

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Interna# Re(ie 6 you are not satis ied wit$ t$is res;onse8 you $ave t$e rig$t to an internal review0 T$e $andling o your re:uest will be loo%ed at by so2eone w$o was not res;onsible or t$e original case8 and t$ey will 2a%e a decision as to w$et$er we answered your re:uest correctly0 6 you would li%e to re:uest a review8 ;lease write or send an e2ail to t$e Data <ccess and Co2;liance Bnit wit$in two 2ont$s o t$e data o t$is letter8 at t$e ollowing address3 Data <ccess and Co2;liance Bnit =(*0!.>8 6n or2ation & Co22unications Directorate8 Ministry o Justice8 (*# 1etty "rance8 London SC(H )<J 'A2ail3 444404444445444444404440444044

Information Commissioner)s Office 6 you re2ain dissatis ied a ter an internal review decision8 you $ave t$e rig$t to a;;ly to t$e 6n or2ation Co22issioners O ice0 T$e Co22issioner is an inde;endent regulator w$o $as t$e ;ower to direct us to res;ond to your re:uest di erently8 i $e considers t$at we $ave $andled it incorrectly0 9ou can contact t$e 6n or2ation Co22issioners O ice at t$e ollowing address3 6n or2ation Co22issioners O ice8 Cycli e House8 Cater Lane8 Cil2slow8 C$es$ire SD) ?<" 6nternet address3 $tt;s377www0ico0gov0u%7Elobal7contactFus0as;4

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E*+LANATION OF INFORMATION 'ELD FOR T'E +UR+OSES OF T'E ACT Ce $ave ;rovided below additional in or2ation or in or2ation $eld or t$e ;ur;oses o t$e "reedo2 o 6n or2ation <ct0 Ce $ave included so2e o t$e guidance we use w$en considering re:uests or in or2ation0 6 $o;e you ind t$is in or2ation use ul0 Is t,e information -,e#d- for t,e %ur%oses of t,e Act. < ;erson 2ay re:uest any in or2ation G$eldG in any recorded or2 by a ;ublic aut$ority =or $eld by anot$er on be$al o a ;ublic aut$ority>0 6 t$e re:uester is as%ing or an o;inion on an issue or as%ing or in or2ation t$at is not already $eld to be created8 t$is is not a "reedo2 o 6n or2ation <ct re:uest0 Information co(ered /0 t,e Act <ll recorded in or2ation G$eldG by a ;ublic aut$ority is wit$in t$e sco;e o t$e "reedo2 o 6n or2ation <ct0 6t includes iles8 letters8 e2ails and ;$otogra;$s and e4tends to closed iles and arc$ived 2aterial0 Recorded information T$e rig$t o access a;;lies to in or2ation recorded in any or20 T$is includes3

in or2ation t$at is $eld electronically =suc$ as on a la;to; co2;uter or an electronic records 2anage2ent syste2> in or2ation t$at is recorded on ;a;er =suc$ as a letter8 2e2orandu2 or ;a;ers in a ile> sound and video recordings =suc$ as a CD or videota;e> $andAwritten notes or co22ents8 including t$ose written in note ;ads or on 1ostAit notes

Is t,e information -,e#d- under t,e Freedom of Information Act. GHoldingG in or2ation includes $olding a co;y o a record ;roduced or su;;lied by so2eone else0 However8 i a ;ublic aut$ority only $olds in or2ation on be$al o so2eone else8 or e4a2;le a de;art2ent $olding trade union in or2ation on t$eir co2;uter syste28 t$en t$at ;ublic aut$ority 2ay not $ave to ;rovide t$e in or2ation in res;onse to a "reedo2 o 6n or2ation <ct re:uest0 6n so2e cases8 it 2ay not be clear w$et$er in or2ation w$ic$ is ;$ysically ;resent on your ;re2ises or syste2s is ;ro;erly to be regarded as G$eldG by your ;ublic aut$ority8 or t$e ;ur;oses o t$e "reedo2 o 6n or2ation <ct0 '4a2;les include3

;rivate 2aterial broug$t into t$e o ice by 2inisters or o icials 2aterial belonging to ot$er ;eo;le or bodies trade union 2aterial constituency 2aterial 2aterial relating to ;arty ;olitical 2atters0

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