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Complaint about Common Purpose - unanswered email

John Walker made this Freedom of Information request to Metropolitan Police Authority

Metropolitan Police Authority did not have the information requested.

From: John Walker

3 January 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

On 30th October 2008 I sent an email to [email address]
complaining about breaches of ALL the Seven Principles of Public
Life as set out by the Committee on Standards in Public Life by
those public servants in your organisation who are Common Purpose
'graduates'.

1. Why have I not received a reply to this complaint?

2. Please supply copies of all correspondence, both internal and
external, that your organisation possesses concerning this
complaint.

3. When might I expect a reply to this complaint?

Yours faithfully,

John Walker

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From: Yvonne Peart
Metropolitan Police Authority

5 January 2009

Thank you for your enquiry. We do not appear to have received your original complaint. Could you please forward your complaint of 30 October 2008 to [email address]. We will then give this matter our attention. We look forward to hearing from you.

Yvonne Peart

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From: John Walker

5 January 2009

Dear Yvonne Peart,

Thank you for your enquiry. We do not appear to have received your
original complaint.

(I am not going to bother to ask why not.)

Could you please forward your complaint of 30 October 2008 to
[email address].

(Please supply email address.)

We look forward to hearing from you.

(You won't want to hear what I have to say.)

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: Yvonne Peart
Metropolitan Police Authority

5 January 2009

I am out of the office until 5 January 2009. Please email Simon Vile if the matter is urgent or if you need assistance or a reply. [email address]

Thank you
Yvonne

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From: Yvonne Peart
Metropolitan Police Authority

5 January 2009

Please send your email to: [email address]

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From: John Walker

5 January 2009

Dear Yvonne Peart,

Please send your email to: [email address]

Still is not coming through for some reason. Can you split the
address into parts and omit the @ sign?

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: John Walker

5 January 2009

Dear Yvonne Peart,

Please send your email to: [email address]

Still is not coming through for some reason. Can you split the
address into parts and omit the @ sign?

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: Yvonne Peart
Metropolitan Police Authority

5 January 2009

Please send your email to: enquiries mpa.gov.uk

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From: John Walker

5 January 2009

Dear Yvonne Peart,

That is the email address I used originally.

I have just sent a copy of the original email to the same place.

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: Yvonne Peart
Metropolitan Police Authority

26 January 2009

Dear Mr Walker,

I refer to your email of 3 January 2009 and your complaint about our failure to respond to your original enquiry. I am sorry, it would appear that your request of 30 October 2008 was not received by this Authority.

In relation to your enquiry below about those public servants in your organisation who are Common Purpose graduates, I am able to confirm that the Authority does not hold any documentary evidence relating to this request.

The Authority also does not hold any documentary evidence on its Members or Staff attendance at any Common Purpose courses.

I hope that this response answers your questions.

However, if you are unhappy with the decision regarding your request for information you should write to me. I will arrange for an officer who has not had any involvement with this request to review our decision. If you are still unhappy after that, a further request can be made to the Information Commissioner, who will decide whether the request was dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Further information is available on the Information Commissioner's website: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

Yvonne Peart
Information Officer

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From: John Walker

27 January 2009

Dear Yvonne Peart,

http://www.mpa.gov.uk/default.htm states:

"The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) exists to make sure that
London’s police are accountable for the services they provide to
people in the capital."

In that case, I draw your attention to my email complaints of
2008-10-30 and 2009-01-03 entitled "Complaint - public servants -
Common Purpose - Seven Principles of Public Life" about how all
Common Purpose 'graduates'(members) who are public servants breach
ALL the Seven Principles of Public Life as set out by the Committee
on Standards in Public Life.

http://www.stopcp.com/cpbreachestheseven...

In your capacity as overseers who "make sure that London’s police
are accountable for the services they provide to people in the
capital" and in view of the extremely serious allegations that I
have made, I request that you

1. provide details of your policy regarding the investigation of
allegations such as these;

2. explain the reasons for your obvious reluctance to investigate
these allegations of corruption and provide details of what
investigatory actions you intend taking;

3. provide copies of all correspondence that your organisation has
had, either internally or externally, regarding my complaints of
2008-10-30 and 2009-01-03.

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: Simon Vile
Metropolitan Police Authority

12 February 2009

Dear Mr Walker

I am responding to your email of 27 January to my colleague Yvonne Peart.

In relation to your three questions:

1. The MPA does not have a written `policy regarding investigation of
allegations such as these'

2. The MPA is not an investigatory body and would not investigate
allegations of corruption such as you have made. If you consider that
there has been corruption or criminal activity I am afraid you must
address those concerns elsewhere

3. There is no correspondence internally or externally in relation to
your complaints of 30.10.08 or 3.1.09

Yours sincereley

Simon Vile

Metropolitan Police Authority

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From: John Walker

12 February 2009

Dear Simon Vile,

You say "I am afraid you must address those concerns elsewhere".

And where do you suggest?

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: Simon Vile
Metropolitan Police Authority

13 February 2009

Dear Mr Walker
I am afraid I cannot advise you in that respect
Yours sincerely
Simon Vile

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From: John Walker [mailto:[FOI #5370 email]]
Sent: Thu 2/12/2009 4:06 PM
To: Simon Vile
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Complaint about Common Purpose - unanswered email

Dear Simon Vile,

You say "I am afraid you must address those concerns elsewhere".

And where do you suggest?

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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From: John Walker

13 February 2009

Dear Simon Vile,

You say "am afraid I cannot advise you in that respect".

Why not?

Wouldn't your Common Purpose masters like it?

Yours sincerely,

John Walker

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