Ali Dizaei case investigation costs

Dear Mr Monk,

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Authority does not hold the requested information. I have therefore transferred this request to the Metropolitan Police Service for response. You should hear from them in due course.

Yvonne Peart
Information Officer

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Dear Mr Monk

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2011070000365
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 01/07/2011. I note you seek
access to the following information:

"I as many other members of the public have been watching the career of
Commander Ali Dizaei formally of the Metropolitan Police. I have
witnessed his being cleared of allegations (which at the time seemed
remarkably trivial) back in 2003. Ali Dizaei was cleared of all these
charges which I understand was at a cost of around **7 million. Following
acquittal of these trivial charges in 2003 it was widely suggested that
this was a vendetta following the much needed work Mr Dizaei performed
concerning race relations and inequality within the police service. In
September 2008 Commander Dizaei was suspended from duty following
allegations of perverting the course of justice and misconduct in public
office. In relation to the investigation from this point can you provide
me the following?

1. The total cost (**) of the Ali Dizaei investigation from Sept ember
2008 through to trial. (Concerning the Metropolitan Police
Professional Standards dept)
2. The total cost (**) of the Ali Dizaei investigation from Sept ember
2008 through to trial. (Concerning the Independent Police Complaints
Commission)
3. The total man-hours expended in the course of the Ali Dizaei
investigation from Sept 2008 through to trial. (Concerning the
Metropolitan Police Professional Standards dept)
4. The total manhours expended in the course of the Ali Dizaei
investigation from Sept 2008 through to trial. (Concerning the
Independent Police Complaints Commission)
5. The cost (**) and Manhours expended in the course of this investigation
by the Metropolitan Police Authority
6. Any communications/enquiries made by the MPA relating to the cost of
the Ali Dizaei investigation with interested parties. "

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Dear Mr Monk,

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2011060002910 / 2011070000365
I write in response to your request for information that was received by
the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 19 June 2011. I apologise for the
delay in responding to your requests. I note that you seek access to the
following information:

1. The total cost (**) of the Ali Dizaei investigation from Sept 2008
through to trial. (Concerning the Metropolitan Police Professional
Standards dept)

2. The total cost (**) of the Ali Dizaei investigation from Sept 2008
through to trial. (Concerning the Independent Police Complaints
Commission)

3. The total manhours expended in the course of the Ali Dizaei
investigation from Sept 2008 through to trial. (Concerning the
Metropolitan Police Professional Standards dept)

4. The total manhours expended in the course of the Ali Dizaei
investigation from Sept 2008 through to trial. (Concerning the Independent
Police Complaints Commission)

5. The cost (**) and Manhours expended in the course of this investigation
by the Metropolitan Police Authority

6. Any communications/enquiries made by the MPA relating to the cost of
the Ali Dizaei investigation with interested parties.

DECISION
The investigation into Ali Dizaei was an independent Independent Police
Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation. The MPS did not deploy any
officers in connection with this investigation or incur any direct
financial cost from September 2008 through to the trial of Ali Dizaei in
January/February 2010. The MPS is currently however, preparing a number of
records for the impending retrial of Ali Dizaei. This work involves a
small team of officers. The MPS has, as a result, incurred staff costs and
other general costs in connection with the retrial of Ali Dizaei.

In response to your sixth question, I have conducted searches to locate
any record of communication between the MPS and the MPA in relation to the
cost of this investigation into Ali Dizaei. These searches failed to
locate any information.

I also understand that the IPCC have already responded to your request on
08 July 2011 and disclosed their costs to you.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

This notice concludes your request for information. I would like to thank
you for your interest in the MPS.

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complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact Damion Baird on telephone number 0207 161 6510 quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Damion Baird
Information Manager
Directorate of Professional Standards
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Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

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review their decision.

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discuss the decision with the case officer that dealt with your request.

Ask to have the decision looked at again ***

The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is to
telephone the case officer that is nominated at the end of your decision
letter.

That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues and
assist with any problems.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545 700

The Metropolitan Police Service is here for London - on the streets and in
your community, working with you to make our city safer.

Consider our environment - please do not print this email unless
absolutely necessary.

NOTICE - This email and any attachments may be confidential, subject to
copyright and/or legal privilege and are intended solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it from your system. To avoid incurring
legal liabilities, you must not distribute or copy the information in this
email without the permission of the sender. MPS communication systems are
monitored to the extent permitted by law. Consequently, any email and/or
attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
email. The MPS accepts no responsibility for unauthorised agreements
reached with other employees or agents. The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

Dear Mr Monk,

Thank you for your email. The response you refer to was provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, and they would need to conduct the internal review. I have therefore transferred your request to the MPS for them to respond.

Yvonne Peart
Information Officer

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