Common Purpose

Dean Long

[FOI #30109 email]

4^th March 2010

Dear D. Long

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 201000147

Thank you for your request for information in relation to:

Please detail total expenditure by South Yorkshire Police on Common
Purpose courses for each of the following years: 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 to
date.

Please also supply a copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose
course paid for by South Yorkshire Police and the details of people
that attended any advanced course.

By 'Common Purpose', I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx

By "advanced course", I mean Matrix and Focus, Navigator, 20:20 and
Power Dynamic.
Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party. In some circumstances South Yorkshire Police may be unable to
achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a
revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and
the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment
from you. If you choose not to make a payment then your request will
remain unanswered.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

Please Note *** Responses are published on South Yorkshire Police
disclosure log, which can be found at the following link:
http://www.southyorks.police.uk/foi/disc...

If you have any enquiries please contact the Information Compliance Unit
on the numbers below.

Yours sincerely,

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

South Yorkshire Police provides you the right to request a re-examination
of your case under its review procedure (copy enclosed). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary***s full
process you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

Dean Long To FOI requests at South
<[FOI #30109 email]> Yorkshire Police
<[South Yorkshire Police request email]>
04/03/2010 11:30 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Common Purpose

Dear South Yorkshire Police

Common Purpose expenditure and invoices

Dear Sir or Madam

Following on from my previous request

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Please detail total expenditure by South Yorkshire Police on Common
Purpose courses for each of the following years: 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 to
date.

Please also supply a copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose
course paid for by South Yorkshire Police and the details of people
that attended any advanced course.

By 'Common Purpose', I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx

By "advanced course", I mean Matrix and Focus, Navigator, 20:20 and
Power Dynamic.

Yours faithfully,

Dean Long

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08 April 2010

Dean Long

[1][FOI #30109 email]

Dear Mr Long

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 20100047
Thank you for your recent correspondence in relation to the above Freedom
of Information request. I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your
e-mail requesting that South Yorkshire Police carry out an internal review
into the handling of your Freedom of Information Request.

The review will be conducted in accordance with South Yorkshire Police’s
review procedure. The date of the Review will be set shortly and we will
notify you of this as soon as possible.

The Appeals Panel will contact you in due course with the result of their
findings.

Yours sincerely

Frances Wilson
Freedom of Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [2][South Yorkshire Police request email]

Dean Long To [email address]
<[FOI #30109 email]> cc
Subject Internal review of Freedom
07/04/2010 11:45 of Information request -
Common Purpose

Dear South Yorkshire Police,

You have failed to respond to my freedom of information request. by
law, South Yorkshire Police should have responded promptly and by 6
April 2010.

I am now requesting an internal review.

Yours faithfully,

Dean Long

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Mr Long

The review will take place on 14 April 2010

Regards

Frances Wilson
Freedom of Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Internal T/N
711795
711793

External T/N
0114 292 1795
0114 292 1793

Email - [South Yorkshire Police request email]

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Force

FOI/PROFSTAN/SYP To Dean Long
Sent by: Frances <[FOI #30109 email]>
Wilson/PROFSTAN/SYP cc
Subject Re: Internal review of Freedom of Information
08/04/2010 11:09 request - Common Purpose[1]Link

08 April 2010

Dean Long

[2][FOI #30109 email]

Dear Mr Long

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 20100047
Thank you for your recent correspondence in relation to the above Freedom
of Information request. I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your
e-mail requesting that South Yorkshire Police carry out an internal review
into the handling of your Freedom of Information Request.

The review will be conducted in accordance with South Yorkshire Police***s
review procedure. The date of the Review will be set shortly and we will
notify you of this as soon as possible.

The Appeals Panel will contact you in due course with the result of their
findings.

Yours sincerely

Frances Wilson
Freedom of Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [3][South Yorkshire Police request email]

Dean Long To [email address]
<[FOI #30109 email]> cc
Subject Internal review of Freedom
07/04/2010 11:45 of Information request -
Common Purpose

Dear South Yorkshire Police,

You have failed to respond to my freedom of information request. by
law, South Yorkshire Police should have responded promptly and by 6
April 2010.

I am now requesting an internal review.

Yours faithfully,

Dean Long

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14 April 2010

Dean Long

[FOI #30109 email]

Dear Dean Long,

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 20100147

Thank you for your request in relation to.

1. Please detail total expenditure by South Yorkshire Police on Common
Purpose courses for each of the following years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 to Date.

2. Please also supply a copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose course
paid for by South Yorkshire Police and the details of people that attended
any advanced course.

By 'Common Purpose', I mean the training organisation of that name:
[1]http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx By "advanced course", I mean
Matrix and Focus, Navigator, 20:20 and Power Dynamic.

South Yorkshire Police has identified all ***Common Purpose*** invoices
back to 2005. Prior to this date, the invoices have been destroyed. The
invoices capture information within the scope of this request, including
the year and the name of the course attended. Please see attached for a
copy of the invoices.

The invoices capture more data than that captured for your request number
20100099 as the data was sourced from a different system. However, the
response for request 20100099 managed to capture data back to 2004,
therefore 20100099 also matches the criteria of your request and can be
accessed via the following link:

[2]http://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/foi/...
Expenditure data prior to 2004, apart from that identified in 20100099 is
not held.

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request a review by following the advice contained in the
separate notice attached to this correspondence:

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 08456 306060 or 01625 545745
Website: www.ico.gov.uk
There is no charge for making an appeal.

Yours sincerely

Frances Wilson
Freedom of Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [South Yorkshire Police request email]

Please note that police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely
required to provide information and statistics to government bodies and
the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for
recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used
locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons
this forces response to your questions should not be used for the
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

South Yorkshire Police provides you the right to request a re-examination
of your case under its review procedure (copy enclosed). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary***s full
process you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

The South Yorkshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under
sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the
enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed
information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the
copyright owner***s written permission to reproduce any part of the
attached information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, South
Yorkshire Police, Police Headquarters, Snig Hill, Sheffield, S3 8LY.

CITIZEN FOCUS: Our commitment is to understand what the public want *** so
that we deliver what they need.

References

Visible links
1. http://www.commonpurpose.org/home.aspx
2. http://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/foi/...

Mr Long

Please see below letter regarding your appeal

Jane Soulsby
Secretary
Professional Standards Department
711874
(0114 292 1874)

Citizen Focus: Improving Satisfaction and Confidence is a Priority for the
Force

-
(See attached file: SKMBT_C45110041512170.pdf)

Mr Long,

We have received your correspondence dated 29 March 2011, in which you ask
for:

1. For each invoice:
1.1 The Invoice number and all references to date
1.2 The full name of the beneficiary
1.3 The name of the person who authorised payment
1.4 The email exchanges between South Yorkshire Police and Common
Purpose pursuant to the procurement, placement, and payment
2. For each beneficiary:
2.1 The name of the person who proposed the officer to attend the
course
2.2 The minutes of the Common Purpose meeting that approved the
application of the officer for the course
3. For each course:
3.1 Demonstration of the benefit to the operation of the police
force accrued consequent upon attendance of the officer on the
course
3.2 Copy of the policy document identifying Common Purpose as the
approved training supplier, in turn endorsed by the Police
Authority
3.3 Demonstration of Best Value, i.e. that the training was put out
to tender
4. Relationship with Common Purpose
4.1 Identify the officers who currently are, or who have been, on
the Local Advisory Board of Common Purpose
4.2 Identify the cost to South Yorkshire Police for hosting events,
providing attendance at meetings, giving presentations, etc,
identifying the officer in each case.

As you have been down the Internal Review process with your previous
request on the subject, and given that the questions posed here are more
'in depth' than your original, do you want us to regard this as a new
request under FOI legislation.

Yours sincerely

Martha Robinson
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [South Yorkshire Police request email]

Citizen Focus: Improving Satisfaction and Confidence is a Priority for the
Force

CITIZEN FOCUS: Our commitment is to understand what the public want – so that we deliver what they need.

Dear Dean Long,

Re your request (reference number above):
1. For each invoice:
1.1 The Invoice number and all references to date
1.2 The full name of the beneficiary
1.3 The name of the person who authorised payment
1.4 The email exchanges between South Yorkshire Police and Common
Purpose pursuant to the procurement, placement, and payment
2. For each beneficiary:
2.1 The name of the person who proposed the officer to attend the
course
2.2 The minutes of the Common Purpose meeting that approved the
application of the officer for the course
3. For each course:
3.1 Demonstration of the benefit to the operation of the police
force accrued consequent upon attendance of the officer on the
course
3.2 Copy of the policy document identifying Common Purpose as the
approved training supplier, in turn endorsed by the Police
Authority
3.3 Demonstration of Best Value, i.e. that the training was put out
to tender
4. Relationship with Common Purpose
4.1 Identify the officers who currently are, or who have been, on
the Local Advisory Board of Common Purpose
4.2 Identify the cost to South Yorkshire Police for hosting events,
providing attendance at meetings, giving presentations, etc,
identifying the officer in each case.
Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party. In some circumstances South Yorkshire Police may be unable to
achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a
revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and
the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment
from you. If you choose not to make a payment then your request will
remain unanswered.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

Please Note *** Responses are published on South Yorkshire Police
disclosure log, which can be found at the following link:
http://www.southyorks.police.uk/foi/disc...

If you have any enquiries please contact the Information Compliance Unit.

Yours sincerely,

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

South Yorkshire Police provides you the right to request a re-examination
of your case under its review procedure (copy enclosed). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary***s full
process you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.
Email - [South Yorkshire Police request email]

Citizen Focus: Improving Satisfaction and Confidence is a Priority for the
Force

Dean Long To [email address]
<[FOI #30109 email]> cc
Subject Re: FOI request
02/04/2011 17:44

Dear South Yorkshire Police,

Yes, as this information should have been provided with my previous
request in March 2010, I would like you to regard this as a new
request under FOI legislation. Including all the dates mentioned in
my previous request to the present date.

Yours faithfully,

Dean Long

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Dear

Thank you for your request for information in relation to:

1. For each invoice:
1.1 The Invoice number and all references to date
1.2 The full name of the beneficiary
1.3 The name of the person who authorised payment
1.4 The email exchanges between South Yorkshire Police and Common
Purpose pursuant to the procurement, placement, and payment
2. For each beneficiary:
2.1 The name of the person who proposed the officer to attend the
course
2.2 The minutes of the Common Purpose meeting that approved the
application of the officer for the course
3. For each course:
3.1 Demonstration of the benefit to the operation of the police
force accrued consequent upon attendance of the officer on the
course
3.2 Copy of the policy document identifying Common Purpose as the
approved training supplier, in turn endorsed by the Police
Authority
3.3 Demonstration of Best Value, i.e. that the training was put out
to tender
4. Relationship with Common Purpose
4.1 Identify the officers who currently are, or who have been, on
the Local Advisory Board of Common Purpose
4.2 Identify the cost to South Yorkshire Police for hosting events,
providing attendance at meetings, giving presentations, etc,
identifying the officer in each case.

Your request for information has now been considered and I am not obliged
to supply the information you have requested. Section 17 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 requires South Yorkshire Police, when refusing to
provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide
you the applicant with a notice which:

(a) states that fact;
(b) specifies the exemption in question and;
(c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the
exemption applies.

The following exemption applies to the disclosure of the information:

Section 12 *** Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate
limit

I have made enquiries with the relevant Department within South Yorkshire
Police and received the following response: -

"To provide a response to the above FOI each related invoice would have to
be examined to extract this information. There are 25 invoices on the
system dated from 1998 to 2010, they are relating to various departments
around the Force. To put a time on the request is very difficult but there
is no doubt it would be very time consuming, it would not be just picking
out the invoices but then looking for the background information at the
different departments.

Even if we put a time slot of 1 hour on each invoice to address the
various questions that would amount to 25 hours."

The Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and
Fees) Regulations 2004 provide that the cost limit for non central
government public authorities is **450. This must be calculated at the
rate of **25 per hour, providing an effective time limit of 18 hours.

Yours sincerely

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [South Yorkshire Police request email]

Please note that police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely
required to provide information and statistics to government bodies and
the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for
recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used
locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons
this forces response to your questions should not be used for the
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

South Yorkshire Police provides you the right to request a re-examination
of your case under its review procedure (copy enclosed). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary***s full
process you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

The South Yorkshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under
sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the
enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed
information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the
copyright owner***s written permission to reproduce any part of the
attached information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, South
Yorkshire Police, Police Headquarters, Snig Hill, Sheffield, S3 8LY.

Citizen Focus: Improving Satisfaction and Confidence is a Priority for the
Force

Dean Long To [email address]
<[FOI #30109 email]> cc
Subject Re: FOI request
02/04/2011 17:44

Dear South Yorkshire Police,

Yes, as this information should have been provided with my previous
request in March 2010, I would like you to regard this as a new
request under FOI legislation. Including all the dates mentioned in
my previous request to the present date.

Yours faithfully,

Dean Long

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06 June 2011

Dean Long
What do they know

[FOI #30109 email]

Dear Mr Long

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 20110172

Thank you for your recent correspondence in relation to the above Freedom
of Information request. I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail
requesting that South Yorkshire Police review its response to your request
for information which we received in our unit on 06 June 2011

The review will be conducted in accordance with South Yorkshire Police’s
review procedure. I will advise you of the date of the review in due
course.

Yours sincerely

Martha Robinson
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [South Yorkshire Police request email]

CITIZEN FOCUS: Our commitment is to understand what the public want – so that we deliver what they need.

Mr Long,

Further to my earlier correspondence, a date for the review has been set
as 09 June 2011. The Appeals Panel will contact you in due course with the
result of their findings.

Yours sincerely

Martha Robinson
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [South Yorkshire Police request email]

Citizen Focus: Improving Satisfaction and Confidence is a Priority for the
Force

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Mr Long

Please find below correspondence relating to your FOI appeal

Regards

Jane Soulsby
Secretary
Professional Standards Department
711874
(0114 292 1874)

(See attached file: SKMBT_C45111061707300.pdf)
CITIZEN FOCUS: Our commitment is to understand what the public want – so that we deliver what they need.