Norfolk Constabulary
M
r W Old
Freedom of Information Department
Jubilee House
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[email address]
Falconers Chase
Wymondham
Norfolk NR18 0WW
Tel: 01953 42 4487
Fax: 01953 42 4080
Email: [Norfolk Constabulary request email]
www.norfolk.police.uk
12th February 2009
Non-Emergency Tel: 0845 456 4567
Dear Mr Old,
Freedom of Information Act Request Reference N0.: FOI/082/09 I write in connection with your request for information, which has been received by the Norfolk
Constabulary. I note you seek access to the following information:
My enquiry relates to your force policy for the situation where an officer has been
“temporarily promoted” to a higher rank (i.e. is not “acting-up”, thereby receiving a
“temporary salary” as provided for in Annex I to Regulation 27 of the Police Regulations
2003), has in due course reverted to his or her substantive rank, and has subsequently
been promoted again (whether substantively or again only temporarily)
1. any force policy or procedure document from which it would be determined whether
such an officer’s salary would take account of that previous period in the higher rank
– in accordance with Reg.24(2) – or would alternatively be re-started back at the
lowest salary scale point for the higher rank, at the commencement of each and
every period of service in that higher rank;
2. any force policy or procedure document that reported, considered or reviewed the
implications of the decision in Gill v Chief Constable of Merseyside [Liverpool
County Court, judgement given on 28 August 2007], in which unequivocal judgement
was given against Merseyside Police by HH Judge Platts because the latter
procedure (as referred to above) is unlawful and does not comply with Regulation
24(2).
Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (2000).
You will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, as defined by the
Act, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.
In advance of our response, I would like to point out that the Freedom of Information Act provides
the public with a right to request access to recorded information held by the Constabulary. If any
of the information you have requested is not contained in a recorded format, the Constabulary is
not obliged to create information for the purpose of responding to your request.
We aim to respond to your request by the
6th March 2009. In some circumstances the Norfolk
Constabulary may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this is likely, you will be informed and
given a revised timescale at the earliest opportunity.
Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to another public authority in
order to answer your query in the fullest possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the
case.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Department
