Dear Sir or Madam,

Please send me a copy of the ACPO Taser Trial Evaluation Report or
tell me where this can be viewed online.

Yours faithfully,

Louisa Herbs

Dear Ms Herbs

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2008120005859
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
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* Please send me a copy of the ACPO Taser Trial Evaluation Report or
tell me where this can be viewed online.

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Dear Mr/Ms Herbs

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2008120005859

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on [insert date]. I note you
seek access to the following information:

* Please send me a copy of the ACPO Taser Trial Evaluation Report or
tell me where this can be viewed online. .

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within the MPS
to locate information relevant to your request.

DECISION

Section 21 of the Act provides:

(1) Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant
otherwise than under section 1 is exempt information...

The information you have requested is 'reasonably accessible' elsewhere
within the MPS.

Please see the following link:

http://scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov...

Please note that because we are not processing your request under the Act,
the statutory 20 working day time limit to respond to your request does
not apply.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

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

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
the MPS.

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

Yours sincerely

Emma Linney
Support Officer

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 the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the case officer 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 case officer that is nominated 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
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 40 working days.

The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS 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 www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545 700

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Dear Sir or Madam,

According to the Home Office press release following the Home
Secretary's announcement of the expanded TASER deployment:
http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-rel...

There are two separate documents:
1. The ACPO trial evaluation report.
2. The Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) report
showing the figures on the use of Tasers by all forces in England
and Wales.

You have sent me a link to the HOSDB report, but not the ACPO
report. These are apparently two different reports about the same
trial.

Please now deal with my original request under the FOI

Yours sincerely,

Louisa Herbs