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John Walker made this Freedom of Information request to National Policing Improvement Agency
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From: John Walker
20 October 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please provide details of:
1. the names and ranks/grades of all employees in your organisation
who are Common Purpose 'graduates'.
2. the total expenditure by your organisation on Common Purpose
courses from your formation to date together with a
copy of the invoice for each Common Purpose course paid for by your
organisation.
By 'Common Purpose', I mean the training organisation of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org By Common Purpose 'graduate', I refer
to those people who have passed the advanced Common Purpose
courses.
Yours faithfully,
John Walker
From: NPIA FOI Team
National Policing Improvement Agency
20 October 2009
Dear Mr Walker
Thank you for your recent request for information, about Common Purpose graduates, expenditure and invoices, dated 20th October 2009.
Your request was received on 20th October 2009 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We have logged your request which is receiving our attention. Your request reference number is 46932.
Please quote this reference number in any further correspondence or call relating to this enquiry.
Further information about the NPIA is routinely published on our website at www.npia.police.uk or through our publication scheme. If you require any further assistance in connection with this request please contact us at our address below.
Regards
NPIA FOI TEAM
National Policing Improvement Agency
Email: [NPIA request email]
Website: www.npia.police.uk
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From: NPIA FOI Team
National Policing Improvement Agency
16 November 2009
Dear Mr Walker
Please find attached the NPIA's response to your request.
Regards
NPIA FOI TEAM
National Policing Improvement Agency
Email: [NPIA request email]
Website: www.npia.police.uk
Your right to complain
We take our responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act seriously but, if you feel your request has not been properly handled or you are otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request, you have the right to complain. We will investigate the matter and endeavour to reply within 3 – 6 weeks. You should write to:
David Horne
Director of Resources
National Policing Improvement Agency
10-18 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0NN
E-mail: [email address]
If you are still dissatisfied following our internal review, you have the right, under section 50 of the Act, to complain directly to the Information Commissioner. Before considering your complaint, the Information Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints procedures provided by the NPIA. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
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watchingyou left an annotation (18 November 2009)
The NPIA has got previous for this kind of thing.
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The ICO referred to a number of issues that will be considered when assessing whether disclosure of
this sort of information would be fair, including:
an individual’s reasonable expectation of what would happen to their personal data
the seniority of any staff.
whether the individuals specifically refused to consent to the disclosure of their personal data
whether disclosure would cause any unnecessary or unjustified distress and damage to the
individuals
the legitimate interests in the public knowing the requested information weighed against the
effects of disclosure on the individuals
whether the information relates to the public or private lives of the individuals.
In this case, the ICO determined that with regard to the names of the staff in the redacted documents,
they were relatively senior and, therefore, they should have had an expectation that their involvement
in a significant contract would be disclosed. The ICO undertook no specific enquiries to determine the
seniority of staff – the implication was drawn from the face of the documents themselves.
The implication of this decision is that information about authorities’ own personnel that might find its
way into contracts is less likely to be exempt from disclosure.
Law Enforcement – Section 31FOIA NPIA also cited the law enforcement exemption in Section 31(1) which provides an exemption if
disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice (a) the prevention or detection of crime, (b) the
apprehension or prosecution of offenders or (c) the administration of justice.
Interestingly, the Commissioner applied a narrow construction to the term “likely to prejudice” and
relied on the case of John Connor Press Associates Ltd v. Information Commissioner [EA/2005/0005]
which confirmed that “the chance of prejudice being suffered should be more than a hypothetical
possibility; there must be a real and significant risk.”
The practical significance of such a narrow construction is that the exemption will have an application
only in limited circumstances where the associated risks are significant and may be readily identified.
Authorities wishing to use the law enforcement exemption do not need to establish that the risk is
more likely than not – but they do need to establish that it is more than merely remote.
From: NPIA FOI Team
National Policing Improvement Agency
20 November 2009
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Dear Mr Walker,
Please find final response to your FOI request (our ref:46932)
Regards,
Andy Woodgate
IKS Advisor
National Policing Improvement Agency
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8358 5587
Web www.npia.police.uk
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