Email between Journalists and Press Officers

Dear HMP Britain

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2009090006437
I write in connection with your request for information which was
received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 28/09/2009. I note
you seek access to the following information:

* "Dear Sir or Madam, Please send me all emails to and from MET
press officers between 29th March 09 and 5th April 09. Please not
FOIA also covers any backups you may have made of email systems.
Yours faithfully, HMP Britain "

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). 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 the MPS 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.

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.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet, which details your
right of complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
write or contact Peter Deja on telephone number 0207 161 3640 quoting
the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Peter Deja
Policy and support officer
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think
the decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the case officer that dealt with your
request.

Ask to have the decision looked at again –

The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is
to telephone the case officer that is nominated at the end of your
decision letter.

That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues
and assist with any problems.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision
of the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act)
regarding access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS
to have the decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 40 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied
with the decision you may make application to the Information
Commissioner for a decision on whether the request for information has
been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information
Commissioner please visit their website at
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk. Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545 700

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Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information Act Request Reference No: 2009090005904
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 28/09/2009. I note you seek
access to the following information:

* "Please send me all emails to and from MET press officers between 29th
March 09 and 5th April 09. Please not FOIA also covers any backups
you may have made of email systems"

Please accept our apologies as on 28th September 2009 the above
information you requested was rejected under the provisions of Section
8 (1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) due to the
name your provided on the request.

On review of your request we are now willing to deal with your request
under the legislation. This has now been logged and allocated to the
relevant person with the Metropolitan Police Service to deal. Your
new reference number for this Freedom of Information Act request is
2009090006437.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right
of complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
write or contact Andrea Duncan quoting the reference number above.

Apologies once again.

Yours sincerely,

Andrea Duncan
Policy & Support Team Leader
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think
the decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the case officer that dealt with your
request.

Ask to have the decision looked at again ***

The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is
to telephone the case officer that is nominated at the end of your
decision letter.

That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues
and assist with any problems.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision
of the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act)
regarding access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS
to have the decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 40 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied
with the decision you may make application to the Information
Commissioner for a decision on whether the request for information has
been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information
Commissioner please visit their website at
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk. Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545 700

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Dear Mr or Ms Britain

Freedom of Information Act Request Reference No: 2009090006437
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 28/09/2009. I note you seek
access to the following information:

· Please send me all emails to and from MET press officers between
29th March 09 and 5th April 09. Please not FOIA also covers any backups
you may have made of email systems.

Before I am able to proceed with your request, I would like to ask if it
is possible for you to provide me with some further details to clarify
what information you are requesting.

Firstly, the request itself states only that you seek "all emails to and
from MET press officers". Would you be able to confirm for me that the
emails you are interested in are those to and from MPS staff to
journalists, as the title of your email suggests. If there is a particular
subject area you are interested in, this would also be helpful.

Secondly, the term "MET press officers" is a broad one, and I would like
to able to define this term more clearly. For example, the Directorate of
Public Affairs employs 76 press officers, however, certain other units and
Directorates throughout the MPS also have press officers (the Human
Resources directorate being an example). To help me identify which
individuals I need to contact to locate the information you have
requested, could you confirm for me whether you are seeking emails to and
from all MPS press officers, or if you are only concerned with those in
the Directorate of Public Affairs. Again, if there is a particular subject
area you are interested, this would be helpful.
After receiving your reply, your request will then be considered and you
will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of
20 working days, subject to the information not being exempt or containing
a reference to a third party.

However, if the requested additional information has not been received by
4th January 2010, I will assume you no longer wish to proceed with this
request and I will treat it as withdrawn.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of
complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact Louise Lander on telephone number 0207 0915565 quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

Louise Lander
Higher Information Manager
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the case officer that dealt with your request.

Ask to have the decision looked at again –

The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is to
telephone the case officer that is nominated at the end of your decision
letter.

That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues and
assist with any problems.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 40 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545 700

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