Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to know:

- Which company constructed the new online crime maps?

- How much did it cost?

- How long did it take?

I would also like a copy of the contract between this company and
the MPS.

Yours faithfully,

Harry Metcalfe

Dear Mr Metcalfe

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2008090001764

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 05/09/2008. I note you seek
access to the following information:

Which company constructed the new on-line crime maps?

How much did it cost?

How long did it take?

I would also like a copy of the contract between this company and the MPS.

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Dear Mr Harry Metcalfe

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2008090001764

I write in connection with your request for information dated 05/09/2008
which was received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 05/09/2008.
I note you seek access to the following information:

Which company constructed the new online crime maps?
How much did it cost?
How long did it take?

I would also like a copy of the contract between this company and the MPS.

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within the MPS
to locate information relevant to your request.

DECISION

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (the Act) I have decided to refuse access to the information you have
requested.

REASON FOR DECISION

Section 21 of the Act provides:

(1) Information which is reasonably accessible to the application
otherwise than under section 1 is exempt information…
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), information which is held by a
public authority and does not fall within subsection (2)(b) is not to be
regarded as reasonably accessible to the applicant merely because the
information is available from the public authority itself on request,
unless the information is made available in accordance with the
authority's publication scheme and any payment required is specified in,
or determined in accordance with, the scheme.

The information you have requested is available from the Metropolitan
Police Authority (MPA) website as shown below.

The information requested is already in the public domain. We released a
report to the MPA (COP on 4th September 2008) setting out the process
which talks about overall costs. The work was done by the MPS and not a
third party although there were small amounts of consultancy on parts of
the project.

Please click on the link below to view the report.

http://www.mpa.gov.uk/committees/cop/200...

I hope that is sufficient to answer the points.

Any queries please contact the Author on the telephone at the end of the
report quoting the reference number above.

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complaint.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
the MPS.

Yours sincerely

Abbey Adeboye
Information Manager
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Phone: 01625 545 700

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Dear Abbey,

Many thanks for your response.

The information you have published doesn't quite cover my whole
request.

This report does not specify how long the development work for the
project took.

You also say that there was a small amount of external consultancy:
which were the companies that provided this service? Presumably
this means that all the development work was in-house?

Your response has raised a couple of further questions which I will
ask in a separate request.

Yours sincerely,

Harry Metcalfe