POLITICAL
VOLUME 4 PART 1
ANNEX 9.4
LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF DEALING WITH A PETITION TO THE PRIME MINISTER (See para 9.7)
Reply required from
Prime Minister
Petitioner
No. 10 (PS/Prime Minister acknowledges)
PS/Prime Minister indicates
to geographical department
that
No reply required from Prime Minister
Occasionally
geographical dept submits immediate reply via AUSS or
S of S, after consulting OAG
Geographical dept
submits reply to say petition has been sent to OAG for comment
Geographical dept sends petition to OAG for correct transmission
Petition to OAG
Granted
Petitioner
OAG
(with comments)
Geographical department
(consults other departments) including departmental Legal Adviser
as to need to submit to Secretary of State if petition is refused)
Refused
Recommendation to PS/S of S
Geographical department (to send reply for OAG to pass to petitioner)
Head of geographical department decides not to submit to Secretary of State
To AUSS (with draft reply)
OAG
(to inform petitioner in writing)
Petitioner
MARCH 1990
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