Common Purpose

February 4, 2010

Dear Mr. McCloy,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated February 3, 2010 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on February 3, 2010. I note you seek access to the following information:

Information regarding the charity Common Purpose and the PSNI.

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. A response should be sent to you within 20 working days. The Freedom of Information team will advise you in writing if there are any delays in responding to your request and will keep you advised of progress.

In the event where the cost of complying with the request would exceed the "appropriate level", which is fixed at £450, as stated in the Freedom of Information Regulations 2004, it is the policy of the PSNI to close the request. You will however be notified of this decision and given an opportunity to refine and resubmit the request.

If your request requires either full or partial transference to another public authority in order to answer your query, again, you will be notified.
If you have any queries regarding your request please write or contact the Freedom of Information Team on 028 9070 0164. Please remember to quote the reference number listed above in any future communications with the Freedom of Information Team.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request, you have the right to request a review.You should do this as soon as possible, or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this letter.In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can do so by writing to the Head of Freedom of Information, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing [email address].

If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision maker, you were to remain dissatisfied in any way with the handling of the request you may make a complaint,under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act, to the Information Commissioner's Office and ask that they investigate whether the PSNI has complied with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. You can write to the Information Commissioner at Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. In most circumstances the Information Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an internal review procedure has been carried out, however the Commissioner has the option to investigate the matter at his discretion.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Gordon Reid
A/Head of Freedom of Information

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Subject: F-2010-00325

March 11, 2010

Dear Mr. McCloy,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated February
3, 2010 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on
February 3, 2010 concerning:

Information regarding the charity Common Purpose and the PSNI.

Please find attached response to your request and accept my apologies
for delays experienced.

Yours sincerely

Mr Gordon Reid
A/Head of Freedom of Information

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Dear Mr McCloy

Please find attached response to your request in PDF format as
requested. The attachment is named, "F-2010-00325 FOI Response". For
your information the attachment in our original response sent to you was
also in PDF format.

If you have any queries regarding your request or if you still cannot
open the attachment please do not hesitate to contact me on 028 9070
0164. When contacting the Freedom of Information Team, please quote the
reference number listed at the beginning of this letter.

Yours sincerely

Mr Gordon Reid
A/Head of Freedom of Information

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