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@@ -162,9 +162,12 @@ as there is no general obligation to prove your identity.
 
 <dt id="full_address">They've asked for my postal address!</dt>
 
-<dd>If a public authority asks you for your full, physical address, reply to them saying
+<dd>
+<p>If a public authority asks you for your full, physical address, reply to them saying
 that section 8.1.b of the FOI Act asks for an "address for correspondence", 
 and that the email address you are using is sufficient. 
+</p>
+<p>
 The Ministry of Justice has <a href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/foi-procedural-what.htm">guidance
 on this</a> &ndash;
 <em>"As well as hard copy written correspondence, requests that are
@@ -172,6 +175,11 @@ transmitted electronically (for example, in emails) are acceptable
 ... If a request is received by email and no postal address is given, the email
 address should be treated as the return address."
 </em>
+</p>
+<p>As if that isn't enough, the Information Commissioner's 
+<a href="http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/freedom_of_information/practical_application/foi_hints_for_practitioners_handing_foi_and_eir_requests_2008_final.pdf">Hints for Practitioners</a> say
+<em>"Any correspondence could include a request for information. If it is written (this includes e-mail), legible, gives the name of the applicant, an address for reply (which could be electronic), and includes a description of the information required, then it will fall within the scope of the legislation."</em>
+</p>
 </dd>
 
 <dt id="tracking">Why does the list of things that I'm tracking appear publically on the site?</dt>