Officers with convictions

Dear Mr Wiltshire

Reference No: RFI2008000605

Thank you for your request for information dated 22/10/2008 concerning
the number of serving officers/PCSO's at Thames Valley Police who have a
criminal conviction.

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Your request will now be considered and 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 Thames Valley Police 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.
There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed
and the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive
payment from you. If you choose not to make a payment then your request
will remain unanswered.

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.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Thames Valley Police.

Yours sincerely,

Lynda Boodell
Freedom of Information Officer

Thames Valley Police Currently use the Microsoft Office 2002 suite of applications. Please be aware of this if you intend to include an attachment with your email. This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the originator and not necessarily those of Thames Valley Police. It is for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error please forward a copy to: [email address] and to the sender. Please then delete the e-mail and destroy any copies of it. Thank you..

Dear Mr Wiltshire

Reference No: RFI2008000605

I write in connection with your request for information dated 22/10/2008 concerning the number of serving officers/PCSO's at Thames Valley Police have a criminal conviction.

The information requested is not held routinely in an easily retrievable format or at the level you require on ICT systems used by Thames Valley Police. Any attempt to retrieve the information requested would involve a complicated and prolonged search of records which would not necessarily provide accurate results and would exceed the appropriate cost limit of £450.

The cost of providing you with the information is above the amount we are legally required to respond i.e. the cost of locating and retrieving the information exceeds the "Appropriate Limit" as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.

Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act allows that public authorities do not have to comply with section 1(1) of the Act if the cost of complying would exceed the appropriate limit. It is Thames Valley Police general policy that should a request for information exceed the appropriate level then we will exercise our legal right not to respond but cases will be assessed individually to consider the implications.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, this letter represents a Refusal Notice for this particular request.

Please contact me quoting the above reference number if you would like to discuss this matter further and may I take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Thames Valley Police.

Yours sincerely,

Lynda Boodell
Freedom of Information Officer

Thames Valley Police Currently use the Microsoft Office 2002 suite of applications. Please be aware of this if you intend to include an attachment with your email. This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the originator and not necessarily those of Thames Valley Police. It is for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error please forward a copy to: [email address] and to the sender. Please then delete the e-mail and destroy any copies of it. Thank you..