Chief Constable Stephen Otter

Dear Mr Walker

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO 325/2008-2189

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by this office on June 18, 2008. I understand you are requesting the
following information:

"1. Has Chief Constable Stephen Otter ever attended a Common Purpose
training course?

If so, please list the courses he has attended, their dates, their
cost and details of who paid for them.

2. Is Chief Constable Stephen Otter a Common Purpose ""graduate""?

By ""Common Purpose"", I mean the training organisation of that name:
[1]http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx By Common Purpose
""graduate"", I refer to a specific class of person who has passed
the advanced Common Purpose courses."

Your request will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Normally you should expect to be sent a response
within the statutory limit of 20 working days, subject to the provisions
of the Act. Unfortunately staffing in the FOI Unit is currently reduced
by two thirds and it may not be possible to meet the statutory limit.
Please be assured that all efforts will be made to meet the statutory
limit but if this is not possible late requests will be treated in
chronological order. The Information Commissioner is aware of the current
situation. If we are unable to respond to your request in time I
apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting my reference number as above.

Yours sincerely

Nicola Lamb

Assistant Freedom of Information Officer

01392 452839

Devon & Cornwall Constabulary

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Dear Mr Walker

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by this office on June 18, 2008. I understand you are requesting the
following information:

1. Has Chief Constable Stephen Otter ever attended a Common Purpose
training course?
If so, please list the courses he has attended, their dates, their cost
and details of who paid for them.
2. Is Chief Constable Stephen Otter a Common Purpose "graduate"?
By "Common Purpose", I mean the training organisation of that name:
[1]http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx By Common Purpose "graduate", I
refer to a specific class of person who has passed

the advanced Common Purpose courses.

Currently the staffing within the Freedom of Information Unit is reduced
by two thirds and I am therefore unable to meet the statutory timescale
requirements for responding to your request as laid out under the Act.

I therefore apologise that you will not receive a response to your request
within the statutory 20 working days. Please be assured that I am working
through all requests in a chronological order and I aim to respond to your
request as soon as possible.

I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your
understanding in this matter.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting my reference number as above.

Yours sincerely

Louise Fenwick

Assistant Freedom of Information Officer

(01392 452839 (x22839)

Devon & Cornwall Constabulary

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Dear Mr Walker,

I write in connection with your email dated June 18, 2008, which was
received by this office on June 18, 2008 requesting the following
information:

1. Has Chief Constable Stephen Otter ever attended a Common Purpose
training course?
If so, please list the courses he has attended, their dates, their cost
and details of who paid for them.
2. Is Chief Constable Stephen Otter a Common Purpose "graduate"?
By ""Common Purpose"", I mean the training organisation of that name:
[1]http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx
By Common Purpose "graduate", I refer to a specific class of person who
has passed the advanced Common Purpose courses.

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within Devon &
Cornwall Constabulary to locate information relevant to your request. I
can confirm that this constabulary holds the information you have
requested.

Extent of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted
within the Office of the Chief Constable.

Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find attached record number 1.

I apologise that this information has not reached you within the statutory
timescales as laid out within the Act. I hope this has not caused you a
substantial inconvenience and appreciate your understanding in this
matter.

Copyright
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your
own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial
publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most
documents supplied by the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary will be our
copyright. Applications for the copyright owner's written permission to
reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to The
Force Legal Department, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, Police
Headquarters, Middlemoor, Exeter, Devon. EX2 7HQ. Information you receive
which is not subject to our copyright continues to be protected by the
copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information
originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before
reproducing any third party information.

Complaint Rights
If you are not satisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our
decision you should write to the Force Information Manager, Citizen Focus
Portfolio, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Middlemoor, Exeter, EX2 7HQ,
Devon.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your Force complaint or
review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner at
Commissioner's Officer, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire,
SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545700.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Louise Fenwick

Freedom of Information Officer

(01392 452839 (x22839)

Devon & Cornwall Constabulary

<<Record 1.doc>>

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