[email address] Our Ref: C&D/RHV/JS - FOI APPEAL

FOI NUMBER 20090103

Date: 2 June 2009

Dear Mr Old

In respect of your appeal under Freedom of Information, I act as Chair of the appeals panel that sits within this Force to consider appeals under the Freedom of Information Act.

On, Wednesday 13 May 2009, I sat with two other members, namely Chief Superintendent Robert Sanderson, Basic Command Unit Commander, Doncaster and Dr Theresa Searl, Force Solicitor, to consider your specific appeal.

After deliberations on this matter, I have prepared the adjudication, which is attached hereto. In this connection may I apologise for the delay in replying to you but the panel needed to make further enquires to come to their decision.

I am sorry to say that your appeal was unsuccessful, but I do hope that the detail provided gives sufficient information for you to understand the rationale behind it.

Should you seek to review my decision the application must be made to the Information Commissioner.

Further details are available via their website www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely

Chief Superintendent R H Varey

Head of Professional Standards Department

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