Stop and Searches - Huyton area

Reference No: CW45/09

Dear Mr. Woods,

Thank you for your application for information concerning the number of
stop & searches carried out on the 27th May 2009. This 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 nor containing a reference to a third
party. In the event that we are not able to achieve this deadline you will
be informed at the earliest opportunity and given a revised time-scale.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you have requested. If this is the case you will be
informed and the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we
receive payment from you.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transfer 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.

Yours sincerely,

Carol Woolley
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO Box 59, Liverpool. L69 1JD
Telephone: 0151 777 7023 Fax: 0151 777 7095
Email: [Merseyside Police request email]

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Reference No: CW45/09

Dear Mr. Woods

I write in connection with your request for information, which was received
by Merseyside Police on 03/09/09. Seeking access to the following
information:

Stop & Searches carried out in Huyton on 27/05/09.

I regret to inform you that we have not been able to complete our response
to your request within the statutory time limit.

We calculate that a response will be ready by 15/10/09. I can assure you
that every effort will be made to respond within this new timescale.

I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Yours sincerely

Carol Woolley
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
Tel. 0151 777 7023
Fax: 0151 777 7095
E-mail: [Merseyside Police request email]

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: CW45/09

Dear Mr. Woods,

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Merseyside Police on 03/09/09 seeking access to the following
information:

How many Stop and Searches were carried out in Huyton on 27th May 2009?

How many Stop and Searches were carried out in Huyton under Section 60
powers on 27th May 2009?

Extent of searches to locate information
Following receipt of your request searches were conducted at the Knowsley
Audit Support & Development Unit within Merseyside Police to locate the
relevant information. I can confirm that Merseyside Police holds the
information you have requested.

Result of searches
The searches located records, which are relevant to your request.

Decision

I have today, been authorised by the Head of Information Bureau, N.J.
Boardman, to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find the information attached in the response table below.

(See attached file: CW45-09 Draft Response Table.doc)

Complaint Rights
Your attention is drawn to the attachment, which details your right of
complaint.

(See attached file: Complaint Notice.doc)

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
to the Information Bureau quoting the reference number above.

Yours faithfully,

D. Jackson p.p.

Carol Woolley

Disclosure Analyst

Merseyside Police
Information Bureau
PO Box 59
LIVERPOOL
L69 1JD

Email: [Merseyside Police request email]
Fax 0151 777 7095.

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as possible.

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computer viruses.

The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the
views of Merseyside Police.

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and from Merseyside Police may be subject to monitoring and recording.
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Ref: CW45/09

Dear Mr. Woods,

I acknowledge receipt of your email dated 02/10/09 requesting that
Merseyside Police review its response to your request for information
concerning:

Section 60 Stop & Searches on 27/05/09

My understanding is that the issues you have raised are that Merseyside
Police have failed to disclose information held in respect of Section 60
stops. I will forward your concern to an independent person for review, who
reply to you directly.

The review will be conducted in accordance with the Merseyside Police
review procedure and every effort will be made to have a response to you by
the 29/10/09 (as advocated by the ICO). If it becomes clear that the review
will not be completed by this date you will be contacted.

Yours sincerely

Carol Woolley
Disclosure Analyst
Merseyside Police
Information Bureau
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL
L69 1JD
Tel: 0151 777 7023
Fax: 0151 777 7095
E-mail: [Merseyside Police request email]

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solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.

If you have received this email in error please notify the sender as soon
as possible.

This footnote confirms that all reasonable steps have been taken to
ensure that this email message has been swept for the presence of
computer viruses.

The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the
views of Merseyside Police.

All communications, including telephone calls and electronic messages to
and from Merseyside Police may be subject to monitoring and recording.
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Dear Mr Woods

Further to Carol Wooley's email below acknowledging receipt of your request
for an internal review I advise that I have completed my review and am able
to advise you that on 27 May 2009 there was a total 19 section 60 searches
carried out in the Huyton area.

I trust this response satisfactorily answers your enquiry but I attach a
further copy of the Force's complaints procedure should you be dissatisfied
with this reply.

(See attached file: Complaints info.doc)

Granville Southworth
Information Governance Manager
Rm 6/63
Merseyside Police HQ
Canning Place
Liverpool
L69 1JD
Tel: 0151-777-4196

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Dear Mr. Woods,

I acknowledge receipt of your email below. It will be responded to along
with your letter dated 04/11/09 and is being dealt with as requests
supplemenatry to CW45/09.

Graham Thomas
Disclosure Manager.

Paul of the Woods
Family
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Internal review of Freedom of
Information request - Stop and
Searches - Huyton area

Dear Sir or Madam,

Can you tell me why incorrect information was given with regard to
this request?

I was intially informed that NO searches under a Section 60
order,were carried out in Huyton on 27th May 2009 and when I
pointed out that I knew of a number of people who were stopped
under Section 60, the information was corrected to reveal that 19
people were stopped under a Section 60 order.

The fact of the matter is that there wasn't a Section 60 order in
place on that day and as a result 19 people were stopped and
searched unlawfully.

What action is being taken to,

a) Find out the reasons why incorrect information was given out
under this Freedom of Information Act request?

b) Find out the reasons why innocent people where stopped and
searched under legislation that was not in place at the time of
their stop?

c)Ensure that a) and b)does not happen again

Yours faithfully,

Paul of the Woods Family

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