Number of Ex-RUC personnel currently serving in the PSNI

December 8, 2009

Dear Ms. Fox,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated December 5, 2009 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on December 7, 2009. I note you seek access to the following information:

Number of Ex-RUC personnel currently serving in the PSNI

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.

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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

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Subject: F-2009-03846
January 6, 2010

Dear Ms. Fox,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated December
5, 2009 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on
December 7, 2009 concerning:

Number of Ex-RUC personnel currently serving in the PSNI

Please find attached response to your request.

Yours sincerely

Mr Gordon Reid
A/Head of Freedom of Information

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Subject: F-2009-03846

January 15, 2010

I write in connection with your request for information dated December
7th, 2009 concerning:

Ex-RUC officers currently serving in the PSNI

This is to inform you that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has now
completed its search for the information you requested. The decision has
been taken to disclose the located information to you in full.

Question 1

I request that you release the statistics regarding the number of ex-RUC
officers currently serving in the PSNI.

Answer
Figures as of 1 December 2009 are:-

PSNI Regular PSNI Full Time PSNI Con Part Time
Reserve
Former RUC Serving 3839 419 535

If you have any queries regarding your request or the decision please do
not hesitate to contact me on 028 9070 0164. When contacting the Freedom
of Information Team, please quote the reference number listed at the
beginning of this letter.

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
[1][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.

Please be advised that PSNI replies under Freedom of Information may be
released into the public domain via our website @ [2]www.psni.police.uk

Personal details in respect of your request have, where applicable, been
removed to protect confidentiality.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Gordon Reid

A/Head of Freedom of Information

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