Police Resources

Dear Mr Bennett

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI2295/1

I write in connection with your request for information dated and received
on 8th January 2010.

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 West Mercia 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 chose not to make 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.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.

Yours sincerely

Miss L MacKinnon

Information Compliance Assistant

Information Compliance Unit

Information Management and Technology Department

01905 331565

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Dear Mr Bennett

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI 2295

I write in connection with your request for information received on 8^th
January 2010.

Please be advised that we may be able to supply information that is useful
to you, however we first require clarification of the request. For
example, we would be able to advise how many officers are currently
employed and this could be broken down by rank - the number of individuals
employed is not static and therefore we could not provide a single figure
for the whole of 2009.

Also Police officers may change job role throughout the year so again we
would not be able to provide a single figure for each job role for the
whole of 2009, but may be able to supply current figures or those for a
specific month, as shown below - produced for a previous FOI request.

1st November 2009
Police Staff
Police Officer (excluding CSO and Specials CSOs Traffic Warden
Traffic Warden)
C DIV 415 119 59 61 0
D DIV 476 143 38 55 1
E DIV 280 104 33 39 0
F DIV 407 120 64 81 0
G DIV 328 77 46 49 2
HQ 547 1363 1 0 0

Please note that all police officers have the potential to be assigned to
response duties dependant on the situation, therefore you will need to be
more specific about what information you require in this area

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 as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, 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
8^th February 2010 I will assume you no longer wish to proceed with this
request and will treat it as withdrawn.

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 chose not to make a payment then your request will remain
unanswered.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.

Yours sincerely

Miss R Forrest

Information Compliance Unit

Information Management and Technology Department

West Mercia Police

PO Box 55

Hindlip

Worcester

WR3 8SP

01905 331545 / 331565

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Dear Mr Bennett

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI 2295/1

I write in connection with your request for information which was dated
and received on 8^th January 2009 and further clarified by yourself on

3^rd February 2010. Please find below the response to your request:

1. Please provide the total numbers of officers by rank within your force
for 2009
2. How many of those officers were assigned to response duties in 2009
3. What are the non response ad ministerial departments within your force?
4. How many police officers are assigned to each of these departments, by
rank?

Reply: Please see the attachment.

<<Data for disclosure.pdf>>
The information provided is accurate as at December 2009

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by our
Personnel Department is as accurate and comprehensive as possible.

Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of
complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.

Yours sincerely

Mr B McDermott
Information Compliance Unit
Information Management and Technology Department
West Mercia Police
PO Box 55
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP

01905 331545 / 331565

West Mercia Police in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1
and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed
information 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 The Force Solicitor, West Mercia Police
Headquarters, PO Box 55, Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SP.

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 West Mercia Police (WMP) to review their
decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the person 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 person named 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
WMP made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information, you can lodge a complaint with WMP to have the
decision reviewed. WMP must be notified of your intention to complain
within 2 months of the date of its response to your Freedom of Information
request. Complaints should be made in writing and addressed to:

West Mercia Police Headquarters
Information Management and Technology Department
Hindlip Hall
Hindlip
PO Box 55
Worcester
WR3 8SP

In all possible circumstances, WMP will aim to respond to your complaint
within 2 months.

The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with WMP 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 [1]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545700

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