Crime and Policing Group

Police Productivity Unit, 6th Floor, Fry Building, 2 Marsham Street, SW1P 4DF

Fax 0870 336 9012 Direct Line 020 7035 1874

E-mail [email address] www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Our Ref

Your Ref

Date 16 June 2009

Dear Mr Old

I am writing further to my correspondence of 21 May 2009 regarding your information request dated the 14 April 2009.

I regret that we have been unable to send you a full response to your request within 20 working days, as required by the Freedom of Information Act. This is because we are liaising with colleagues and this is taking longer than expected. I would like to apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience that this may cause. I would like to assure you that we are dealing with your request as a matter of urgency, and that we will send you a full reply as soon as possible. We now aim to send you a full reply by the 15 July 2009.

If you have any queries about the handling of your information request in the meantime then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Lorna Morrison

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