Tuesday 13^h April 2010

Dear Sir or Madam,

FOI Reference No: FOI- 20101/118518

Thank you for your request for information received by West Yorkshire Police on 9^th March 2010.

You requested the following information:

1. Please supply a copy of force policy/procedure with regards to investigating offences under the Protection from Harassment Act.

2. Please supply any force documentation relating to protecting police officers and staff who are victims of harassment / threats when off duty.

Please see the attached policy documents in response to your request for information. The policies provided are as follows:

Section 16 - Advice and Assistance:

As part of our duty under section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to offer advice and assistance to applicants, you may also wish to visit the following website which shows a NPIA guidance document entitled `Practice Advice on Investigating Stalking and Harassment':

http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/policies/Data/Stalking%20and%20Harassment.pdf

Please accept our apologies of the delay in dealing with your request. This is due to the large volume of Freedom of Information requests currently being dealt with by West Yorkshire Police.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

If you are not satisfied with how this request has been handled or with the information provided, please read the advice notice attached to this letter. If you do wish to take up your right of complaint, please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Lauren Ratcliff
Freedom of Information Project Officer

pp Steven Harding

Head of Information Management

The West Yorkshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner's written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, West Yorkshire Police Headquarters, PO Box 9, Laburnum Road, Wakefield WF1 3QP.