FOI request for statistics on car theft from 2003-08

December 22, 2008

Dear Mr. Norden,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated December 20, 2008 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on December 20, 2008. I note you seek access to the following information:

Police statistics, on the number of cars stolen from 2003-end of 2008

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. A response should be sent to you within 20 working days. The Freedom of Information team will advise you in writing if there are any delays in responding to your request and will keep you advised of progress.

In the event where the cost of complying with the request would exceed the "appropriate level", which is fixed at £450, as stated in the Freedom of Information Regulations 2004, it is the policy of the PSNI to close the request. You will however be notified of this decision and given an opportunity to refine and resubmit the request.

If your request requires either full or partial transference to another public authority in order to answer your query, again, you will be notified.
If you have any queries regarding your request please write or contact the Freedom of Information Team on 028 9070 0164. Please remember to quote the reference number listed above in any future communications with the Freedom of Information Team.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request, you have the right to request a review.You should do this as soon as possible, or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this letter.In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can do so by writing to the Head of Freedom of Information, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing [email address].

If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision maker, you were to remain dissatisfied in any way with the handling of the request you may make a complaint,under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act, to the Information Commissioner's Office and ask that they investigate whether the PSNI has complied with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. You can write to the Information Commissioner at Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. In most circumstances the Information Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an internal review procedure has been carried out, however the Commissioner has the option to investigate the matter at his discretion.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Gordon Reid
A/Head of Freedom of Information

show quoted sections

Subject: F-2008-05461

January 21, 2009

Dear Mr. Norden,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated December
20, 2008 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on
December 20, 2008. I note you seek access to the following information:

Police statistics, on the number of cars stolen from 2003 to the end of
2008

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 it has been decided to refuse access to the information you
have requested. Section 21 of the Act provides that information which is
reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means is exempt
information.

The information you have requested is available from the Police Service
of Northern Ireland's Publication Scheme. To access our Publication
Scheme please visit our website at
<http://www.psni.police.uk/index/pg_freed...>
http://www.psni.police.uk/index/pg_freed.... More
specifically, the statistics can be found by clicking on the following
links;

<http://www.psni.police.uk/1._recorded_cr...>
http://www.psni.police.uk/1._recorded_cr... - Statistics for the
2007/08 financial year

http://www.psni.police.uk/monthly_crime_...
9_.pdf - Statistics for the period April '07 - November '08 which are
the most up to date available.

http://www.psni.police.uk/index/statisti...
hive_.htm - Statistics up to and including the 2006/07 financial year.

If you have any queries regarding your request please write or contact
the Freedom of Information Team on 028 9070 0164. Please remember to
quote the reference number listed above in any future communications
with the Freedom of Information Team.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request,
you have the right to request a review.You should do this as soon as
possible, or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this
letter.In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can
do so by writing to the Head of Freedom of Information, PSNI
Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing
[email address].

If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision
maker, you were to remain dissatisfied in any way with the handling of
the request you may make a complaint,under Section 50 of the Freedom of
Information Act, to the Information Commissioner's Office and ask that
they investigate whether the PSNI has complied with the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act. You can write to the Information
Commissioner at Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. In most circumstances the Information
Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an internal review
procedure has been carried out, however the Commissioner has the option
to investigate the matter at his discretion.

Yours sincerely

Mr Gordon Reid

A/Head of Freedom of Information

show quoted sections