WEST MIDLANDS POLICE 
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000  
 
REVIEW & APPEALS PROCEDURE 
 
 
Any person who has requested information from West Midlands Police and is not 
satisfied with the reply has a right to request a review of their case for consideration of: 
 
•  Whether the duty to confirm or deny that the information requested is held has 
been incorrectly applied; 
 
•  Whether all or part of the information requested has, under the circumstances of 
the case, been unreasonably withheld through the application of statutory 
exemptions; 
 
•  Whether disclosure of the information requested is incomplete because West 
Midlands Police holds additional information that would otherwise form the basis 
of a response. 
 
A request for review must be made in writing by letter, fax or email to the Head of 
Corporate Services outlining the reason(s) why you believe our decision is wrong. 
 
Head of Corporate Services 
Police Headquarters 
Lloyd House 
Birmingham 
B4 6NQ  
 
Email: [West Midlands Police request email]
 
Fax: 
0121 626 5695 
 
The Freedom of Information Manager will record all appeals. Receipt of an internal 
appeal will be acknowledged and the appellant informed of an estimated date for 
determining the appeal. West Midlands Police will attempt to respond to internal appeals 
as soon as practicable and in any case within three months. All investigations will be 
undertaken by the Freedom of Information Manager and presented to the West Midlands 
Police Internal Appeal Board. 
 
The result of any internal appeal will be communicated to the appellant outlining the 
decisions taken. 
 
A further right of appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office exists, details of which 
may be found at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk or by writing to the Information 
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF. 
 
 
 
www.west-midlands.police.uk 
*Calls may be monitored and/or recorded for security, quality control or training purposes. 

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