Kingsnorth claimate camp "inquiry"

Dear Sir or Madam,

According to
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/20...
you are conducting an "inquiry" into the oppression by the police
of the fine upstanding citizens attending the climate camp.

There is no information on http://www.npia.police.uk regarding
this.

Please provide:

1) a copy of the terms of reference for the "inquiry".

2) a pen portrait of the careers of those who are undertaking the
"inquiry".

3) a copy of the call for evidence you have made and the names of
the organisations this was sent to.

4) the likely date when the report will be made available to the
public.

Please also note that "replies" which involve attachments in
proprietary file formats are not acceptable. A reply which is not
in plain text format will be deemed to be a refusal to answer.

Yours faithfully,

David Hansen

Dear NPIA Information Desk,

I refer you to the final paragraph of my inquiry. Perhaps you would
like to read it and consider whether you have complied with it.

Yours sincerely,

David Hansen

Dear NPIA Information Desk,

One of the best tips about replying to an enquiry is to read the
proposed response and compare it with the request, making sure that
the request has been complied with or an explanation given as to
why it is not being complied with.

All you needed to do was put the answer in your reply, as I have
done below. You were unwilling to do that.

Not all of us wish to use malware designed to spread infections as
rapidly as possible, malware produced by a large company which
automatically opens attachments. Instead of stubbornly sticking to
the broken ideas of malware suppliers, public organisations would
do well to do things properly.

I have now done what you should have done, put your reply in plain
text format, below.

Yours sincerely,

David Hansen

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David Hansen
Via e-mail [email address]
Our Reference: 45678
23rd January 2009

Dear Mr Hansen,

I am writing with reference to your request for information
regarding Kingsnorth Climate Camp Inquiry, dated 21st December,
made under section 1(1) of the
Freedom of Information Act.

You asked for the following information:
1) a copy of the terms of reference for the "inquiry".

2) a pen portrait of the careers of those who are undertaking the
"inquiry".

3) a copy of the call for evidence you have made and the names of
the organisations this was sent to.

4) the likely date when the report will be made available to the
public.

I am writing to advise you I have established that the information
you requested is not held by the NPIA. The NPIA have been
commissioned by Kent Police to conduct
a structured debrief in respect of the policing of Kingsnorth
Climate Camp. Therefore the answers I have provided are with
reference to this debrief.

1) a copy of the terms of reference for the "inquiry".

The aim of the debrief is to identify best practice and lessons
learned.

2) a pen portrait of the careers of those who are undertaking the
"inquiry".

The debrief is being undertaken by members of Uniform Operational
Support who are trained in structured debriefing. We do not
currently hold a "pen portrait" of the staff involved in the
debrief, these would have to be obtained from their personal files.
However, as this is not a Public Enquiry, any request for this
information may attract an exemption under Section 40(2) Personal
Information.

3) a copy of the call for evidence you have made and the names of
the organisations this was sent to.

There is no call for evidence. All personnel to be debriefed are
members of Kent Police.

4) the likely date when the report will be made available to the
public.

The NPIA currently has no intention to release this document into
the public domain, this will be the responsibility of the Kent
Police once the document has
been submitted to them.

We take our responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act
seriously but, if you feel your request has not been properly
handled or you are otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your
request, you have the right to complain. We will investigate the
matter and endeavour to reply within 3 - 6 weeks.

You should
write to:
Gavin McKinnon
Head of Secretariat
National Policing Improvement Agency
10-18 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0NN
E-mail: [email address]

If you are still dissatisfied following our internal review, you
have the right, under section 50 of the Act, to complain directly
to the Information Commissioner. Before considering your complaint,
the Information Commissioner would normally expect
you to have exhausted the complaints procedures provided by the
NPIA. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

FOI Compliance Team (complaints)
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Further information about the NPIA is routinely published on our
website at www.npia.police.uk or through our publication scheme. If
you require any further assistance in connection with this request
please contact by replying to this e-mail.

Anne Harrison
Head of Specialist Operational Support
Operations Directorate