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-rw-r--r--app/views/help/about.rhtml13
-rw-r--r--app/views/request/_followup.rhtml7
-rw-r--r--app/views/request/show.rhtml10
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/app/views/help/about.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.rhtml
index b0eb60191..561309e24 100644
--- a/app/views/help/about.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/help/about.rhtml
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ primary care trusts or all schools, then please
<dt id="quickly_response">How quickly will I get a response?</dt>
-<dd>By law public authorities must respond within 20 days, excluding weekends and
-any UK bank holidays. The date that the response is due by is shown on the
-page for your request. You will be emailed if this date goes by without
-a response, so you can send the public authority another note to hurry them up.
-<strong>Note:</strong> If you had to clarify your request, the clock starts from that date,
-instead of the date they received your initial request.
+<dd>By law public authorities must respond "promptly", and in any event not later
+than 20 working days after receiving your request. The date of that hard limit
+is shown on the page for your request. You will be emailed if this date goes by
+without a response, so you can send the public authority another note to remind
+them that they are breaking the law. <strong>Note:</strong> If you had to
+clarify your request, the clock starts from that date, instead of the date they
+received your initial request.
</dd>
<dt id="not_satifised">What if I'm not satisfied with the response?</dt>
diff --git a/app/views/request/_followup.rhtml b/app/views/request/_followup.rhtml
index 6d24edadd..c60db8ff3 100644
--- a/app/views/request/_followup.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/request/_followup.rhtml
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@
<% if @info_request.calculate_status == 'waiting_response_overdue' %>
<p>This request is currently <strong>overdue a response</strong> from <%=
public_body_link(@info_request.public_body) %>.
- The response was due
- on <strong><%= simple_date(@info_request.date_response_required_by) %></strong>
+ By law, the response had to be made no later than
+ <strong><%= simple_date(@info_request.date_response_required_by) %></strong>
(<%= link_to "more info", about_url + "#quickly_response" %>). You can say
- that under the <%=h(@info_request.law_used_act)%> they should have replied by now.
+ that under the <%=h(@info_request.law_used_act)%> they should have replied by now,
+ and are breaking the law.
</p>
<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/request/show.rhtml b/app/views/request/show.rhtml
index 29d613d6b..0ce1306a7 100644
--- a/app/views/request/show.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/request/show.rhtml
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@
<% end %>
<% elsif @status == 'waiting_response' %>
Currently <strong>waiting for a response</strong> from <%= public_body_link(@info_request.public_body) %>,
- due by <strong><%= simple_date(@info_request.date_response_required_by) %></strong>.
+ they <%= link_to "must respond", about_url + "#quickly_response" %>
+ promptly but no later than <strong><%= simple_date(@info_request.date_response_required_by) %></strong>.
<% elsif @status == 'waiting_response_overdue' %>
Currently <strong>overdue a response</strong> from <%=
- public_body_link(@info_request.public_body) %>. The
- <%= link_to "response was due", about_url + "#quickly_response" %>
- on <strong><%= simple_date(@info_request.date_response_required_by) %></strong>.
+ public_body_link(@info_request.public_body) %>. By law,
+ the response had to be
+ <%= link_to "no later", about_url + "#quickly_response" %>
+ than <strong><%= simple_date(@info_request.date_response_required_by) %></strong>.
<% elsif @status == 'not_held' %>
<%= public_body_link(@info_request.public_body) %> <strong>did not have</strong> the information requested.
<% elsif @status == 'rejected' %>