Acting Up In a Higher Rank

Dear Ms Rankin,

Can you please advise when you received the Request accepted from FOI
the request number on the email?

We have carried out an initial search in relation to the subject matter
and have drawn a negative result.

Regards

Freedom of Information
Brooklyn

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Dear Ms Rankin

As previously mentioned we have drawn a negative result in an attempt to
locate the request you are enquiring about. For this reason I can advise
the PSNI Freedom of Information Unit have not received the request for
information you refer to.

I note you forward your emails to zAccessToInformation and can advise
that as this is not the address for the Freedom of Information office we
are dependant on other offices forwarding these email to ourselves.

The email address which is directly associated to Freedom of Information
is [PSNI request email] and you may wish to use this for any future
requests.

Please accept our apologies regarding this and if you could forward your
relevant questions I will log these onto our system immediately.

Hope this assists

Freedom of Information
Brooklyn

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May 13, 2010

Dear Ms. Rankin,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated May 12, 2010 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on May 13, 2010. I note you seek access to the following information:

Questions about officers acting up in a higher rank

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. A response should be sent to you within 20 working days. The Freedom of Information team will advise you in writing if there are any delays in responding to your request and will keep you advised of progress.

In the event where the cost of complying with the request would exceed the "appropriate level", which is fixed at £450, as stated in the Freedom of Information Regulations 2004, it is the policy of the PSNI to close the request. You will however be notified of this decision and given an opportunity to refine and resubmit the request.

If your request requires either full or partial transference to another public authority in order to answer your query, again, you will be notified.
If you have any queries regarding your request please write or contact the Freedom of Information Team on 028 9070 0164. Please remember to quote the reference number listed above in any future communications with the Freedom of Information Team.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request, you have the right to request a review.You should do this as soon as possible, or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this letter.In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can do so by writing to the Head of Freedom of Information, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing [email address].

If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision maker, you were to remain dissatisfied in any way with the handling of the request you may make a complaint,under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act, to the Information Commissioner's Office and ask that they investigate whether the PSNI has complied with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. You can write to the Information Commissioner at Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. In most circumstances the Information Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an internal review procedure has been carried out, however the Commissioner has the option to investigate the matter at his discretion.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Gordon Reid
Corporate Information Manager

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Subject: F-2010-01375

June 11, 2010

Dear Ms. Rankin,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated May 12,
2010 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on
May 13, 2010 concerning:

Officers acting up in a higher rank

Please find attached response to your request.

Yours sincerely

Mr Gordon Reid
Corporate Information Manager

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Subject: F-2010-01375

June 1 7 , 2010

Dear Ms. Rankin,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated May 12,
2010 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on
May 13, 2010 concerning:

Officers acting up in a higher rank

Please find attached response to your request.

Yours sincerely

Mr Gordon Reid
Corporate Information Manager

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Subject: F-2010-01375

June 28, 2010

Dear Ms. Rankin,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated May 12, 2010
which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on May 13,
2010 concerning:

Officers acting up in a higher rank

I refer to your correspondence dated June 24, 2010 and again I am sorry to
learn that you have not been able to open the response to your request
which was included in previous correspondence to you in Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf) format. I accept that you have not been able to open these
attachments, but can assure you that when sent they have peen present and
in the above format, which as you know can be opened with the Adobe Reader
program that is widely distributed at no cost to the user.

I note that in the past you have declined to provide an alternative means
of communication. Your request and response will be published on our
website at the following link where you will, in due course be able to
view it,
[1]http://www.psni.police.uk/index/about-us...

On this occasion it is possible to reproduce the content of the attachment
within the body of this email, (see below) however I would advise that
this is not a preferred option and in some instances may not be possible.

Request Number: F-2010-01375

Keyword: Human Resources

Subject: Officers Acting Up in a Higher Rank

Request and Answer:

This is to inform you that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has now
completed its search for the information you requested. The decision has
been taken to disclose the located information to you in full.

Question 1

How many Constables, who have not passed the Sergeants exam, are currently
"acting Sergeants"?

Answer

26 Constables, who have not passed the Sergeants exam, are currently
"acting Sergeants"

Question 2

How many Constables, who have passed the Sergeants Exam one plus years
ago, are currently not promoted?

Answer

There are 198 officers currently on the select list for promotion from
Constable to Sergeant.

Question 3

How many Sergeants, who have not passed the Inspectors exam, are currently
"acting Inspectors"?

Answer

8 Sergeants, who have not passed the Inspectors exam, are currently
"acting Inspectors"

Question 4

How many Sergeants, who have passed the Inspectors Exam one plus years
ago, are currently not promoted?

Answer

There are 94 officers currently on the select list for promotion
from Sergeant to Inspector.

If you have any queries regarding your request or the decision please do
not hesitate to contact me on 028 9070 0164. When contacting the Freedom
of Information Team, please quote the reference number listed at the
beginning of this letter.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request, you
have the right to request a review. You should do this as soon as
possible, or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this
letter. In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can
do so by writing to the Head of Freedom of Information, PSNI
Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing
[2][email address].

If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision
maker, you were to remain dissatisfied in any way with the handling of the
request you may make a complaint, under Section 50 of the Freedom of
Information Act, to the Information Commissioner's Office and ask that
they investigate whether the PSNI has complied with the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act. You can write to the Information Commissioner
at Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. In most circumstances the Information
Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an internal review
procedure has been carried out, however the Commissioner has the option to
investigate the matter at his discretion.

Please be advised that PSNI replies under Freedom of Information may be
released into the public domain via our website @ [3]www.psni.police.uk.

Personal details in respect of your request have, where applicable, been
removed to protect confidentiality.

Yours sincerely

Mr Gordon Reid
Corporate Information Manager

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