Room 405 [email protected] 70 Whitehall www.cabinet office.gov.uk London, SW1A 2AS Alex Chapman [email protected] FOI Reference: FOI323831 8 December 2016 Dear Mr Chapman I refer to your request where you asked: “I am requesting any and all material relating to allegations of child abuse made against figures in Whitehall. Which was reported by the Independent, the guardian and the BBC last year. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/22/leon-brittan- westminster-child- abuse- files http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33631594 The report mentions the following individuals,organizations and events: PIE [the Paedophile Information Exchange] Former Home Secretary Leon Brittan Former Parliamentary Private Secretary Sir Peter Morrison Former diplomat Sir Peter Hayman Former minister Sir William van Straubenzee An unnamed MP accused by two sources of having a “penchant for small boys” The Kincora Boys’ Home in Northern Ireland abuse allegations In addition to the material released to media at the time I also wish to see any material relating to allegations of involvement child abuse that the Cabinet Office may hold on the following individuals: MP, Keith Vaz MP, William Hague Former MP, Lord Greville Janner Former MP, Cyril Smith Former MP, Malcolm Rifkind Former MP, Eric Joyce Former MP, Geoffrey Dickens Former aide of David Cameron’s, Patrick Rock Former senior Commons clerk, Phillip Lyon Former Westminster City Council Leader, Robert Davies Former Bishop of Gloucester, Peter Ball Former cabinet minister, Peter Mandelson Former head of the army, Lord Bramall” I must inform you that the Cabinet Office is unable to comply with your request. Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act relieves public authorities of the duty to comply with a request for information if the cost of dealing with it would exceed the appropriate limit. The appropriate limit has been specified in regulations and for central Government this is set at £600. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 3½ working days in determining whether the Department holds the information, and locating, retrieving and extracting it. If you have any queries about this letter, please contact the FOI team. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications. If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request or wish to request an internal review, you should write to: Sharon Carter Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS email: [email protected] You should note that the Cabinet Office will not normally accept an application for internal review if it is received more than two months after the date that the reply was issued. If you are not content with the outcome of your internal review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Cabinet Office. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF Yours sincerely FOI Team Cabinet Office .