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Dear Martin McGartland,

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Greater Manchester Police today. Your request will now be considered
in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). 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.

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From: Martin McGartland <[FOI #81529 email]>
To: FOI requests at Greater Manchester Police
<[Greater Manchester Police request email]>
Date: 02/08/2011 06:01
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Act/s of terrorism, if any, in
your force area during past 15 years and costs related to same
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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

I am seeking all information that is available under the freedom of
information act regards following;

1. Please detail all/any act/s of terrorism that has been carried
out in your force area by a terrorist organisation and or person/s
acting on behalf of such an organisation/s over the period of the
last 15 years.

2. Please supply total cost/s to taxpayer of each/every case
relating to 1 above.

Yours faithfully,

Martin McGartland

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Dear Mr McGartland

Please find attached the response to your recent request made under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Many thanks
Amanda Ratcliffe
Information Access Officer
Information Access Team
Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police
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External - 0161-856-2531
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Dear Mr McGartland

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO:  3540/2012
 
I acknowledge receipt of your email received on 20 February 2012,
requesting that Greater Manchester Police review the response to your
request for information.

The review will be conducted in accordance to Greater Manchester Police
review procedure and every effort will be made to have a response to you
by 19 March 2012, however if it becomes clear that the review will not be
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Dear Mr McGarland,

 

Please find attached a response to your request for a review of your
recent Freedom of Information Act request.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require anything further.

 

Yours

 

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Dear Mr McGartland,

Thank you for your email.

I can confirm that GMP still seek clarification from you regarding what you mean by 'Act(s) of Terrorism'.

Although there is a public perception of what is an Act of Terrorism (i.e. large scale disorder and loss of life/property such as a bomb being detonated), in reality 'terrorism' is a very wide description of criminality. An 'Act of terrorism' could be as large as loss of life/property or as small as the sale of counterfeit goods. These examples are not exhaustive and to locate all information held for the last 15 years which is in any way connect to terrorism or any terrorist organisation or by an individual acting on their behalf would be impossible without further clarification.

In relation to 'terrorist organisations', I can interpret this as meaning prescribed illegal organisations. However, this would again be a wide description and it would clearly not be known in each case if an individual is 'acting on behalf' or any such organisation when involved with criminality.

Unfortunately, without further clarification from you I cannot even begin to search for the requested information.

I will now close this request as adequate clarification has not been provided within a reasonable time. Should you provide clarification in future, this request will be re-opened and treated as a new request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours

Simon Oldfield
Audit & Compliance Assistant
Information Governance Unit, Information Services
Oakland House
C/O Openshaw Complex,
Lawton Street,
Openshaw, Manchester,
M11 2NS
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Dear Mr McGartland

our ref 1706/12

I write in connection with your request for information dated 02.04.12,
which was received by Greater Manchester Police on 04.04.12.  I note you
require access to the following information:

1. Please detail all/any act/s of terrorism that has been carried out in
your force area by a terrorist organisation and or person/s acting on
behalf of such an organisation/s over the period of the last 15 years.
     
2. Please supply total cost/s to taxpayer of each/every case relating to 1
above.

Clarification -
That carried out by any of the following proscribed groups;

Irish Republican Army (IRA)
    Real IRA (RIRA)
    Continuity Army Council
    Cumann na mBan
    Fianna na hEireann
    Irish National Liberation Army
    Irish People's Liberation Organisation
    Loyalist Volunteer Force
    Orange Volunteers
    Red Hand Commando
    Red Hand Defenders
    Saor Eire
    Ulster Defence Association
    Ulster Freedom Fighters
    Ulster Volunteer Force
   
    You stated; "(i.e. large scale disorder and loss of life/property
    such as a bomb being detonated), in reality 'terrorism' is a very
    wide description of criminality. An 'Act of terrorism' could be as
    large as loss of life/property or as small as the sale of
    counterfeit goods..." I would like all recorded information you
    hold concerning the above, however, the details above regarding
    terrorism is not exhaustive.

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). 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 Greater Manchester 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
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unanswered.

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or contact The Information Access Team, on telephone number 0161 856 2529

Kind regards

Information Access Team

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Dear Sir

Please find attached the response to your recent request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Many thanks

Amanda Ratcliffe
Information Access Officer
Information Governance Unit
Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police
Tel - 0161-856-2531
Ext - 62531
email - [email address]
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Dear Mr McGartland

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO:  1706/12
 
I acknowledge receipt of your email received today, requesting that
Greater Manchester Police review the response to your request for
information.

The review will be conducted in accordance to Greater Manchester Police
review procedure and every effort will be made to have a response to you
by 24 May 2012, however if it becomes clear that the review will not be
completed by this date you will be contacted.

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Adrienne Walker on 0161-856-2510.

Yours sincerely

Rebecca Rice
Information Access Team Leader
Greater Manchester Police
Information Governance Unit

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Dear Mr McGartland

We attach our internal review of your request Ref: GSA 1706/12.

Your sincerely

Christine Abdy
Audit & Compliance Team
Information Governance Unit
Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police
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Lawton Street
Openshaw
Manchester M11 2NS

 

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