Independent Police Support Group
By e-mail to: [email address]
Our Reference: 47105
16th March 2010
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing with reference to your request for information regarding Police
Authority Panel, dated 27th February 2010, made under section 1(1) of the
Freedom of Information Act.
You asked for the following information:
"Please confirm whether or not in the last 3 years a police authority panel has been
convened as a result of a request from a Chief Constable to, hear a case to decide
whether a police officer should be dismissed as a result of an allegation of having
an incompatible busines interest under section 7 police regulation 2003. If so what
was the business interest and what was the result."
I am writing to advise you I have established that the NPIA does not hold the
information you have requested.
For any Officer to have a business interest on secondment to the NPIA, they will
need to have the approval of their Police Force and Authority.
To obtain this information you will have to approach the individual Police Forces and
Authorities concerned.
Your right to complain
We take our responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act seriously but, if
you feel your request has not been properly handled or you are otherwise
dissatisfied with the outcome of your request, you have the right to complain. We
will investigate the matter and endeavour to reply within 3 – 6 weeks. You should
write to:
National Policing Improvement Agency
David Horne
Director of Resources
National Policing Improvement Agency
10-18 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0NN
E-mail:
[email address]
If you are still dissatisfied following our internal review, you have the right, under
section 50 of the Act, to complain directly to the Information Commissioner. Before
considering your complaint, the Information Commissioner would normally expect
you to have exhausted the complaints procedures provided by the NPIA. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
FOI Compliance Team (complaints)
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Further information about the NPIA is routinely published on our website at
www.npia.police.uk or through our publication scheme. If you require any further
assistance in connection with this request please contact us at our address above.
Yours faithfully,
Andy Woodgate
IKS Advisor
National Policing Improvement Agency
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