Date: 23rd February 2010 
 
 
 
Our Ref: FOI/056/10 
 
 
 
Contact: Alice Duarte 
 
By email only to: request-28417-
Tel:  01707 638436 
[email address]   
 
Fax: 01707 354669 
 
Dear Mr Freeman, 
 
Thank you for your request for information on the number of times Hertfordshire 
Constabulary have attended searches under search warrants or search orders granted to TV 
Licensing in the last year. 
 
I am able to confirm that your request has been processed under the terms of the Freedom 
of Information Act 2000 (FOI).  
 
Following enquiries within the Constabulary I have been advised that the analyst has 
searched through all incident logs created between 01/01/09 & 31/12/09 where TV licensing 
has been stated in the text of the log (along with 'TV', and 'Licensing') and there are 3 
incident logs recorded where officers have been requested to assist the TV licensing Officer 
where Breach of Peace was expected or the TV Licensing officer had been assaulted in the 
course of their duties.  
 
I am unable to provide any further information in relation to search warrants granted to TV 
Licensing as these are applied for at a magistrates' court and this information is not held by 
Hertfordshire Constabulary.  
 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
Alice Duarte 
Freedom of Information Assistant 
Hertfordshire Constabulary provides you the right to request a re-examination of your case under its review procedure.  If you decide to 
request such a review and having followed Hertfordshire Constabulary’s full process and you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right 
to direct your comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration. 
 
Information Services Office, Police Headquarters, Stanborough Road,  
Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6XF 
Hertfordshire Constabulary, Information Services Office, DX 153960, Welwyn Garden City 7 
 

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