-----Original Message----- From: Gracie, Andrew [mailto:Andrew.Graciebankofengland.co.uk] Sent: 21 October 2005 09:33 To: IFA Defence Union Cc: John Tiner; ministershm-treasury.gsi.gov.uk; Reilly, Louise; wider.implicationsfsa.gov.uk; wider.implicationsfinancial-ombudsman.org.uk; Wardlow, Andrew; Galvin, Wendy Subject: RE: Correspondence FAO - Andrew Gracie

Dear Mr Owen I acknowledge the receipt of your e-mail. I am not the appropriate person to receive this material as it is not a matter for the Bank of England. Nor are the issues part of the purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Bank, FSA and HM Treasury. Your request made under the Freedom of Information Act on 14 October will be dealt with by Public Information & Enquiries. They will respond in due course. Any future correspondence should be addressed to enquiriesbankofengland.co.uk.

Andrew Gracie Head of Financial Industry & Regulation Division Bank of England

-----Original Message----- From: IFA Defence Union [mailto:enquiriesifadu.co.uk] Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:44 PM To: Gracie, Andrew Cc: 'John Tiner'; ministershm-treasury.gsi.gov.uk; 'Reilly, Louise'; wider.implicationsfsa.gov.uk; wider.implicationsfinancial-ombudsman.org.uk Subject: Correspondence FAO - Andrew Gracie

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Dear Mr Gracie

In an e-mail dated the 27th of September, Roger Beaton of the Bank's Public Information & Enquiries Group advised me that the two e-mails referred to below were best directed to you initially - as the Head of the Bank of England Financial Industry and Regulation Division.

EM0002 : http://www.fs-du.co.uk/John_Tiner_0002.htm

EM0003 : http://www.fs-du.co.uk/John_Tiner_0003.htm

I do not ask you to take any form of definitive action in relation to the matters referred to in either of the e-mails, but you will note in the second e-mail that I make specific reference to the Bank and that I will be forwarding relevant correspondence to the Bank. That is the purpose of this e-mail, and no other at this juncture.

It would however be helpful if you would both acknowledge receipt of this e-mail, and let me have confirmation (or otherwise) that you are the individual at the Bank best suited to receive this and any future correspondence.

Evan Owen The IFA Defence Union www.ifadu.co.uk

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law. - Winston Churchill

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