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Dear Mr. Gash,

Reference No : DJAN- 7SPDES (please quote in all correspondence)

Thank you for your application for information dated 03/06/2009 received by Merseyside Police on 04/06/2009. I note
that your are seeking information relating to:

(paraphrased) : information in respect of planning permission held by Mersesyide Police in respect of the flying on
non-national flags and any enforcement actions taken by Planning Authorities or otherwise.

Your request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will now be considered.
You will receive a response within the statutory time-scale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject to the
information not being exempt nor containing a reference to a third party. In the event that we are not able to
achieve this deadline you will be informed at the earliest opportunity and given a revised time-scale.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of the information you have requested. If this
is the case you will be informed and the 20 working day time scale will be suspended until we receive payment from
you.

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query in the fullest possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

Yours faithfully,

D. Jackson
Disclosure Analyst
Merseyside Police
Information Bureau
Disclosure Unit
PO Box 59,
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
Fax: 0151 777 7099
Email : [Merseyside Police request email]

Further information in respect of Freedom of Information and Merseyside
Police can be found on the Force website at:
http://www.merseyside.police.uk/html/sup...

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Dear Mr. Gash,

Response Letter - FOI Application DJAN - 7SPDES (please quote in all
correspondence)

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Merseyside Police on 04/06/2009. I note that you seek access to the
following information:

(paraphrased) information in respect of planning permission held by
Mersesyide Police in respect of the flying of non-national flags and any
enforcement actions taken by Planning Authorities or otherwise.

Following receipt for your request searches were conducted within the
Merseyside Police to locate information relevant to your request. I can
confirm that the information that your requested is held by Merseyside
Police.

To locate the information relevant to your request, searches were conducted
in the Property Services, Estate Management & Estate Strategy Department,
Force Solicitors Department and Citizen Focus Department.
The searches located information relevant to your request which is
disclosed on the attached schedule.

I have today decided to disclose the information to you, as attached.
Please find attached a schedule consisting of one page.

Complaint Rights

Your attention is drawn to the information following this response, which
details your rights review and of complaint.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
or e-mail me, on the below address, quoting the reference number above.

Yours faithfully

D Jackson
Disclosure Analyst
Merseyside Police
Information Bureau
Information Access Unit
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
Fax: 0151 777 7099
E-mail: [Merseyside Police request email]

Schedule(s) of disclosed information: (See attached file: Response
Table DJ 72-09 (2Cver).doc)

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Making a complaint or appeal about your Freedom of Information response

We accept that sometimes you may not agree with the decision we’ve made
about your Freedom of Information request. If this is the case there is an
internal complaints procedure that you should follow.

You should make your complaint in writing to:

Merseyside Police
Force Information Manager
Information Management & Disclosure Department
PO Box 59
LIVERPOOL
L69 1JD

It should detail:
What the original request was
The individual reference number (if known)
The nature of the complaint
Why you feel you should have received more information

Your complaint will be fully investigated and will be dealt with by a staff
member who was not involved in the original decision. We will write to you
to advise the outcome of your complaint.

If you are dissatisfied with the results of your complaint you have the
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner. He can be contacted at:

The Office of the Information Commissioner
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SK9 5AF

More information is available from the Information Commissioner's website

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