Motorcycle accident on the junction where parliament sqaure turns onto parliament street.

Dear Mr Wallis

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2009070001999

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 06/07/2009. I note you seek
access to the following information:

* "Is it possible to obtain cctv footage showing the junction where
parliament square turns onto parliament street. The accident was a
motorcycle sliding on the road surface subsequently ending up on
its side resulting in my self the rider sustaining injuries. The
accident took place between 07.00am and 07.20am on 03/07/2009."

Please accept this letter as an acknowledgement of receipt of your
request, which has been considered under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA).

DECISION

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), this
letter represents a Refusal Notice for this particular request under
Section 17(4).

Section 17(4) of the Act provides:

(4) A public authority is not obliged to make a statement under subsection
(1)(c) or (3) if, or to the extent that, the statement would involve the
disclosure of information which would itself be exempt information.

The Metropolitan Police Service neither confirms nor denies that it holds
the information you requested as the duty in Section 1(1)(a) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not apply by virtue of the following
exemption:

Section 40(5) - Personal Information / Absolute Exemption
To confirm or deny whether personal information exists under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, would publicly reveal information about an
individual(s), breaching the right to privacy afforded to persons under
the Data Protection Act 1998.

However, this notice does not confirm or deny that the MPS holds the
information that you have requested.

Should your request be in relation to your personal information, please
complete form 3019 (available from any MPS Station, or from
http://www.met.police.uk/information/req..., or by calling 020
7161 3500). Please note that a fee of *10.00 and proof of identification
is required to process a request. This process may also take up to 40 days
from receipt of your completed application.

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click on the Police Force or Constabulary.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

If you are dissatisfied with this response please read the attached paper
entitled Complaint Rights, which explains how to make a complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me on 0207 161 3640 or at the address at the top of this letter,
quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Peter Deja
Policy and support officer

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