De-arrest statistics

Dear Mr Perrin

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/09/170

I write in connection with your request for information dated 11 March
2009 in which you seek access to the following information:

I have noticed a number of reports in the press regarding people
being arrested and then later de-arrested.

In some of these cases the impression given is that the police are
using arrest/de-arrest as a 'convenient' and simple way of
temporarily removing people from a location and detaining them for a
time with out genuine due cause.

1. I would like details of de-arrests nationally over the past
(say) year, showing the time, police officer, geographic location and
reason for the original arrest and the time, location and justification
of the de-arrest. Can you tell me what information you hold that could
assist me with this?

The City of London Police does not hold this information; it holds
only information relating to the City of London Police area.

2. Also any information that you have collated yourselves regarding
the use of de-arrests.

The information that you require is contained in the attached
document.

Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying to your request.
Should you have any further questions, please contact me via e-mail,
letter or telephone, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Inspector Dave Lockyear
Information Access Manager

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Dear Mr Perrin

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/09/170

I write in connection with your request for information dated 11 March
2009 and subsequent request for an Internal Review to be conducted. My
understanding of the issue that you wish to raise is:

1. The statutory time limit for reply has been exceeded.

The Internal Review will be conducted by a senior officer who took no
part in the original decision making process. We aim to complete the
review and advise you of the result in writing, within two months.
It is anticipated that Commander Rice will conduct the review.

Should you have any further questions regarding your request, please
contact me via e-mail, letter or telephone, quoting the reference number
above.

Yours sincerely

Inspector Dave Lockyear
Information Access Manager

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Dear Mr Perrin

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/09/170

I write in connection with your request for information dated 11 March
2009 and your subsequent request for an Internal Review to be conducted.
I note that you have raised the following issue:

1. A response to my FoI request is now overdue; this puts the City
of London Police in breach of the law. I expect my request to be
responded to immediately, and an Internal Review to be instigated to
document the failures of the City of London Police, and the action taken
against the staff that have failed in their legal duty.

The review of your request has been conducted by myself and I confirm
that I was not party to the original decision making process.

Your request was received by us on the 11 March 2009 and the
statutory 20 working day limit expired on 8 April 2009. Our reply
was forwarded to you on 14 April 2009, a delay of 2 working days.

The information access function within the force is normally
resourced by two members of staff - an Information Access Officer and
an Information Access Manager. Immediately prior to receiving your
request and at a time of exceptional demand, the Information Access
Officer resigned at short notice. The City of London Police is a
small force and it was not possible to replace that officer without
diverting resources from other areas. It was not therefore possible
for the remaining officer to manage the increased volume of work,
resulting in a delay in responding to your request.

The situation has now been rectified with the appointment of a new
Information Access officer. Please accept my apologies for the
delay.

If you are unhappy with my response, you are entitled to lodge a
complaint with the Information Commissioner who will make a decision
on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.

Further information relating to the complaints process is published
by the Information Commissioner's Office and may be viewed via the
following link:

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
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Alternatively, please telephone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

If you wish to discuss this review prior to any further action on your
part, please contact me via e-mail, letter or telephone, quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Commander Patrick Rice

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