Attendance of staff during inclement weather

Dear Rev. Walters

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your request for information, received 8 January
2010, concerning staff attendance.

Your request is being considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days, as defined by the Act, subject
to the application of any statutory exemptions. Where consideration is
being given to the application of any exemptions the 20 working day
timescale may be extended under the terms of the Act to a period
considered reasonable depending on the nature and circumstances of your
request. In such cases you will be notified and, where possible, a revised
time-scale will be indicated. In all cases we shall attempt to deal with
your request at the earliest opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information requested, where the request exceeds the statutory limit.
In such cases you will be informed in writing and the 20 working day
timescale will be suspended until we receive payment from you or your
request is modified and /or reduced. If you chose not to make full payment
or modify your request then the request will remain unanswered.

Your request may require either full or partial transfer to another public
authority. You will be informed if your request is transferred.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Unit

Dear Mr Walters

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your request for information received 08 January 2009
concerning staff attendance. This request has been handled under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Unfortunately the information you requested is not held centrally by West
Midlands Police and to provide the requested information would involve
researching each individual officer*s timesheet.

Therefore the cost of compliance with your request is above the amount to
which we are legally required to respond, i.e. the cost of locating and
retrieving the information would exceed the appropriate costs limit under
section 12 of the Freedom of information Act 2000. For West Midlands
Police, the appropriate limit is set at £450, as prescribed by the
Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees)
Regulations 2004, S.I. 3244.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts
as a refusal notice.

Your attention is drawn to your right to request a re-examination of your
case under West Midlands Police review procedure (attached). Please note
that such an appeal must be received within six months of the date of this
correspondence.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Unit

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