Our Ref:   165-09-511 
Your Ref:   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Matthew Davis  
 
by e-mail 
   
request-17915-
 
[email address]  
 Information Access Team 
 
Surrey Police H.Q 
 
01483 630007 
           
 
17 September  2009 
 
 
Dear Matthew 
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 165-09-511 
I write in connection with your request for information received on 11th September 
2009.  You asked: 
 
Please could I have a copy of: 
 
Q1 All the information you released to the requestor prior to the decision by the 
Information Commissioner [Reference: FS50183238] and; 
 
Q2. Copies all the information you have now been ordered to disclose as a result of 
the decision notice. 
In relation to the first part of your question, I can confirm that the information is held by 
Surrey Police.  The information that is relevant to this part is contained in an 
acknowledgement letter; a response letter signed by the then Chief Constable, Bob 
Quick and finally a letter from our Internal Review Team to the applicant. 
The following links will give you access to those documents.  
Acknowledgement Letter  
Response Letter
Internal Appeals Panel letter  
 
In relation to the second part of your question, as you have rightly stated, a Decision 
Notice has been served on Surrey Police by the ICO requiring disclosure of the 
information.  Surrey Police is currently in the process of preparing an appeal to the 
Information Tribunal against this decision.   
 
Until such time as the appeal is heard by the Information Tribunal, the current Chief 
Constable Mark Rowley stands by the decision of the previous Chief Constable.  I 
draw your attention to the response letter which I have included in answer to the first 
Police Headquarters, Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1HG 
Tel  01483 630007   Fax 01483 634911 Email  [email address]  Website  www.surrey.police.uk 

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part of your request.  Surrey Police consider that this response is still valid until after 
the Tribunal has made its ruling.  
 
Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires Surrey Police, when 
refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide 
the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in 
question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption 
applies. Accordingly this letter serves as such a notice.  
 
Surrey Police provides you the right to request a re-examination of your case under its 
review procedure. How to do this is set out in the attached Appeals Notice.  Having 
followed the full procedure, if you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct 
your comments to the Information Commissioner who will give your case 
consideration. 
 
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Surrey Police. 
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or contact 
us on 01483 - 630007 quoting the reference number above. 
 
Yours sincerely  
 
 
D. I. Tony Smith 
Information 
Access 
Manager 
       
                    
                                                                                                                                                                              

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