Basis of the £150 charge for Motorcycle Recovery

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Dear Mr Raven,

Enquiry Ref: 2009/480

I acknowledge receipt of your email received on 31/07/2009 requesting the
following information;

I have recently had my motorcycle stolen. It was located by the

local police but was removed to a garage some distance away without

an opportunity for me to recover it myself. I later learned that

this would cost me £150. This seems patently unreasonable, however

I am happy to be convinced otherwise.

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, please supply:

1) A copy of the relevant policy - I was advised by the Police

Officer in Vehicle Recoveries that this was available by FOI

2) The basis for setting the fee at £150 when the service is

clearly available at a much lower price.

3) The number of motorcycles recovered each year since the policy

came into effect

As set out by the Freedom of Information Act, it will be our aim to
respond to your request by 28/08/2009. In some cases, however, we may be
unable to achieve this deadline. If this occurs, we will advise you of the
likely timescale within which the response will be provided.

If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Sharon Dean
Freedom Of Information Support Officer / Swyddog Cefnogi Rhyddid
Gwybodaeth
Chief Information Officer's Department/ Adran yr Uwch Swyddog Gwybodaeth
Ext/Est 05433 (01492 805433)
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Freedom of Information Team

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Dear Mr Raven,

Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
(FOI) request, together with a copy of the North Wales Police FOI review
procedure.

It may interest you to note that the information provided in this response
will also be available simultaneously (or soon after release) on the North
Wales Police website. This is in keeping with the spirit of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 and provides the wider community with a greater
understanding of the work of North Wales Police. It also ensures that our
FOI response log remains topical and up to date.

Regards,

Sharon Dean
Freedom Of Information Officer / Swyddog Cefnogi Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Chief Information Officer's Department/ Adran yr Uwch Swyddog Gwybodaeth

Ni ddylid trin e-bost ar y rhyngrwyd fel dull diogel o gyfathrebu. Mae Heddlu Gogledd Cymru yn monitro'r holl negeseuon e-bost a drosglwyddir ar y rhyngrwyd yn ogystal **'u cynnwys.
Dim ond er sylw'r sawl y'i cyfeiriwyd hi ato/ati y bwriedir y neges hon. Os ydych yn derbyn y neges hon mewn camgymeriad, gadewch i'r sawl a'i gyrrodd wybod a dil**wch hi oddi ar eich system. Gall defnyddio neu ddatgelu cynnwys y neges hon heb ganiat**d fod yn anghyfreithlon. Efallai nad yw'r farn a fynegir yn y ddogfen yn bolisi swyddogol. Diolch i chi am eich cydweithrediad.
Heddlu Gogledd Cymru

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