Dear Sir or Madam,

1. What is your procedure regarding placing a job vacancy advert
for any positions within your FoI/DP/Information Governance
Departments? Specifically do you have a contract with an external
recruitment agency. If so, please provide me with the company name,
address and the job title of the person who would be your chief
contact.

2. Please provide me with a breakdown of the total costs charged to
you the last time you advertised such a vacancy and please provide
me with a list of the publications that the advert appeared in, the
title of the job vacancy and the number of applicants that applied.

Yours faithfully,

Fiona Davis

Dear Ms Davis

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2009060002130
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 05/06/2009. I note you seek
access to the following information:

* "1. What is your procedure regarding placing a job vacancy advert for
any positions within your FoI/DP/Information Governance Departments?
Specifically do you have a contract with an external recruitment
agency. If so, please provide me with the company name, address and
the job title of the person who would be your chief contact."
* " 2. Please provide me with a breakdown of the total costs charged to
you the last time you advertised such a vacancy and please provide me
with a list of the publications that the advert appeared in, the title
of the job vacancy and the number of applicants that applied."

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
contact me by email, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Katie London
Support Officer
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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 Ms Davis

Freedom of Information Act Request Reference No: 2009060002130
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 05/06/2009. I note you seek
access to the following information:

"1. What is your procedure regarding placing a job vacancy advert for any
positions within your FoI/DP/Information Governance Departments?
Specifically do you have a contract with an external recruitment agency.
If so, please provide me with the company name, address and the job title
of the person who would be your chief contact.

2. Please provide me with a breakdown of the total costs charged to you
the last time you advertised such a vacancy and please provide me with a
list of the publications that the advert appeared in, the title of the job
vacancy and the number of applicants that applied."

This is to inform you that I cannot identify any specific records /
documents that will satisfy your request based on the details you have
provided. To enable the MPS to meet your request could you please provide
this office with further information. I provide some guidance that may
assist you more clearly describe the information you require:

1) Please would you confirm the time period in which you are enquiring?

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
30th September 2009 I will assume you no longer wish to proceed with this
request and 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
to Andrea Duncan quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

Andrea Duncan
Policy & Support Team
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 or Madam,
You are seeking clarification. I am trying to find out the
procedure that you follow when you want to advertise a job vacancy
in the fields I have detailed. For instance, do you use a police
website, a London or National newspaper, a specific website? What
dept in the MPS decides where to place the ad or do you contract
out this process to an external recruitment agency? Secondly I
would like to find out how much you have spent on such a job advert
the last time you placed one, and what publiction you paid.

Yours sincerely,

Fiona Davis

Dear Ms Davis

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2009060002130

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 05/06/2009. First of all, I
must apologise for the delay in responding to your request. I note you
seek access to the following information:

** 1. What is your procedure regarding placing a job vacancy advert
for any positions within your FoI/DP/Information Governance Departments?
Specifically do you have a contract with an external recruitment agency.
If so, please provide me with the company name, address and the job title
of the person who would be your chief contact.

* 2. Please provide me with a breakdown of the total costs charged to
you the last time you advertised such a vacancy and please provide me
with a list of the publications that the advert appeared in, the title
of the job vacancy and the number of applicants that applied.

Question 1: Please find attached the procedure regarding placing a job
vacancy advert: There is no contract with an external recruitment
agency.

Question 2: Your phrase "FOI/DP/Information Governance Departments"
equates broadly to the Public Access Office within the Directorate of
Information, which manages requests made under and compliance with the
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts. The most recent
advertised vacancy within this area was:

Information Sharing Support Officer. This was advertised on the
MetJobs and MetCareers external websites and there was no cost. 2
applications were received.

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
In complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information,
the Metropolitan Police Service will not breach the Copyright, Designs
and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of
the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law.
Applications for the copyright owner's written permission to
reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to
MPS Directorate of Legal Services, 1st Floor (Victoria Block), New
Scotland Yard, Victoria, London, SW1H 0BG.
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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