Accountability and medically induced killings

Ref No: FOIA/213/LK

Dear Ms Peters Rock

Thank you for your email of 6 September 2010 requesting information about
accountability and medically induced killings.

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days,
i.e., not later than 4 October 2010.

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Leon Kaplan

Information Manager

Tel: 01226 772102

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South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat

18 Regent Street, Barnsley, S70 2HG

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Ref No: FOIA/213/LK

Dear Ms Peters Rock

Thank you for your email of 6 September 2010 where you requested
information about accountability and medically induced killings.

I am writing to advise you that the information you requested about the
number of medically induced killings, which have taken place in South
Yorkshire Police Authority area since 2000 is not held by South Yorkshire
Police Authority.

As such, we propose to transfer your request to South Yorkshire Police.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Leon Kaplan

Information Manager

Tel: 01226 772102

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South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat

18 Regent Street, Barnsley, S70 2HG

[2]www. southyorks. gov. uk

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The contents of this e-mail represent only the views of the sender to the
intended recipient and do not commit South*Yorkshire Joint Secretariat*to
any course of action*and are not intended to impose any legal obligation
upon*it. If you have received this communication in error please contact
us directly and delete it immediately and any copies of it.**SYJS*has
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Re your request (reference number above):

What is the number of medically induced killings, which have
taken place in South Yorkshire Police Authority area since 2000?
Your request will now be considered and 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 some circumstances South Yorkshire Police may be unable to
achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a
revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and
the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment
from you. If you choose not to make a payment then your request will
remain unanswered.

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.

Please Note *** Responses are published on South Yorkshire Police
disclosure log, which can be found at the following link:
http://www.southyorks.police.uk/foi/disc...

If you have any enquiries please contact the Information Compliance Unit.

Yours sincerely,

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

South Yorkshire Police provides you the right to request a re-examination
of your case under its review procedure (copy enclosed). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary***s full
process you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.
Email - [email address]

Citizen Focus: Improving Satisfaction and Confidence is a Priority for the
Force

CITIZEN FOCUS: Our commitment is to understand what the public want *** so
that we deliver what they need.

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Re your request (reference number above):

What is the number of medically induced killings, which have
taken place in South Yorkshire Police Authority area since 2000?

Please could you clarify the following point(s): -

Please could you precisely define your meaning of the term "medically
induced killings"

Please forward your clarification to South Yorkshire Police as this
request will be ***stopped*** on our database until this has been
received.
Once we have received clarification, your request be considered and 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 some circumstances South
Yorkshire Police may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this is likely
you will be informed and given a revised time-scale at the earliest
opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and
the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment
from you. If you choose not to make a payment then your request will
remain unanswered.

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

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [email address]

To find out who your local Safer Neighbourhood Team officer is, how to
contact them, and to find out what***s happening in your area enter your
postcode at [1]http://neighbourhood.southyorks.police.uk

South Yorkshire Police provides you the right to request a re-examination
of your case under its review procedure (copy enclosed). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary***s full
process you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

Citizen Focus: Improving Satisfaction and Confidence is a Priority for the
Force

CITIZEN FOCUS: Our commitment is to understand what the public want *** so
that we deliver what they need.

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Ref No: FOIA/213/LK

Dear Ms Peters Rock

Thank you for your email of 6 September 2010 where you requested
information about accountability and medically induced killings.

With regards to Q6-9 the information your requested is enclosed.

South Yorkshire Police Authority has the following information about the
number of complaints against Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes since his
appointment.

Year Number
2005 2
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 5
2010 4

The Authority has made preliminary enquiries into all these complaints.

None of these complaints have been upheld.

No sanctions have been made against the Chief Constable by the Authority
as a result of these complaints.

Your question (Q10) about medically induced killings in South Yorkshire
was referred to South Yorkshire Police on 22 September 2010.

With regards to Q1-5 relating to the accountability of the Authority, the
information is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), because the information is accessible to you, as it is already in
the public domain. Please refer to the Authority website's:
[1]www.southyorks.gov.uk.The Authority is a member of the Association of
Police Authorities which provides further information on this topic:
[2]http://www.apa.police.uk/.

You may also find it helpful to refer to primary legislation here:
[3]www.statutelaw.gov.uk.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to: David Cutting, Deputy
Monitoring Officer. Email: [4][email address] or by post to the
address below.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF

Yours sincerely,

Leon Kaplan

Information Manager

Tel: 01226 772102

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South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat

18 Regent Street, Barnsley, S70 2HG

[6]www. southyorks. gov. uk

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IMPORTANT NOTICE
The contents of this e-mail represent only the views of the sender to the
intended recipient and do not commit South*Yorkshire Joint Secretariat*to
any course of action*and are not intended to impose any legal obligation
upon*it. If you have received this communication in error please contact
us directly and delete it immediately and any copies of it.**SYJS*has
taken steps to ensure that this message and any attachments or links
contained within it are free from computer viruses but the recipient must
ensure that it is actually virus free before opening it.

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3. http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/
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Dear

I write in connection with your request for information dated 21/09/2010
concerning:-

South Yorkshire Police is not required to respond to your request as it
has been considered a ***Vexatious or Repeated Request*** that falls
within Section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The reason for this decision is: -

You will note our previous correspondence of 28/05/2010, which I reproduce
below: -

I am writing in connection with your request regarding the death of
-------------, which is the eleventh request for information on this topic
that we have received.
I acknowledge receipt of this request and refer you to the previous letter
dated 31^st January 2008 relation to your earlier Freedom of Information
Requests on this matter.

As stated in previous correspondence, this request has been treated as
Vexatious under Section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and you
were provided with a full explanation of South Yorkshire Police's
rationale to treat it as such.

I also refer you to the paragraphs of the previous letter, which read:

Please also note that any further requests for information on this same
subject will be treated similarly. They will not be given any
consideration under the Freedom of Information Act.

No correspondence will be entered into, either with yourself, your sister,
any other members of your family, or indeed any other persons acting on
your behalf.

In conclusion, we will not be dealing with your request for information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In addition, I must advise you that under the circumstances, South
Yorkshire Police will not undertake an internal appeals procedure in
respect of this refusal, however, this does not affect your rights to make
a complaint to the Information Commissioner. For details on how to do
this, please see the below web-site link:

I would ask you kindly note that, as you were informed previously, this
part of your request has been transferred to South Yorkshire Police by
South Yorkshire Joint Authority.

Yours sincerely

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY
Email - [email address]

Citizen Focus: Improving Satisfaction and Confidence is a Priority for the
Force

South Yorkshire Police provides you the right to request a re-examination
of your case under its review procedure (copy enclosed). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary***s full
process you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

CITIZEN FOCUS: Our commitment is to understand what the public want *** so
that we deliver what they need.

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