Dear Sir or Madam,

On the 4th of December 2008 the European Court of Human Rights has
delivered at a public hearing its Grand Chamber judgement in the
case of S. and Marper v. the United Kingdom (application
nos.30562/04 and 30566/04).

The Court held unanimously that:

· "there had been a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for
private and family life) of the European Convention on Human
Rights;" with regards to the UK goverment holding DNA and
fingerprints on innocent people.

As the UK goverment has lost its case and was found to be
unlawfully holding DNA and fingerprint details of innocent people i
wish to know the following

As of the 4th of December 2008

1: How many DNA and fingerprint samples of innocent people have
deleted ?

2: How many innocent people requested their DNA and fingerprint
samples be deleted?

3: If no DNA and fingerprint samples have been deleted i wish to
know the reasons WHY as the UK Goverment have been found to be in
breach of innocent peoples human rights and this would be
considered a crime in itself.

4: As there is no right of appeal from a final decision made by the
Grand Chamber when will your police force be routinely be deleting
records of innocent people ?

Yours faithfully,

John Anderson

Our Ref FOI 78/09

Dear Mr Anderson

Thank you for your request which was received by Sussex Police on 2
February.

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and you will receive a response within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, from the
date of receipt subject to the information not being exempt or
containing a reference to a third party. In some circumstances Sussex
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.

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.

Freedom of Information Disclosure Office

Corporate Development Department

Sussex Police

Direct Dial: 01273 404334

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Dear Mr Anderson, further to our acknowledgement of this request on 3
February, we seek to clarify your reference 'As of the 4th December
2008....' below in red.

Are you referring to the period prior to 4 December 2008 (in which case
can you say which period you are referring to, in terms of calendar or
financial/reporting years) or to the period since 4 December ?

Freedom of Information Disclosure Office
Corporate Development Department
Sussex Police
Direct Dial: 01273 404334
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Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your resonance, for clarification purposes i wish to
know from the 4th of December 2008 till 30th January 2009

Yours sincerely,

John Anderson

Dear Mr Anderson - We write to confirm that Sussex Police has not been
able to complete its response to your request by the date originally
stated. This is because some, or all of the information you have
requested falls within a qualified exemption. In line with the
provisions of Section 10(3) of the Freedom of Information Act, this
letter is a notice to inform you that your request will not be
completed within the 20 working day time limit set out by the Act. The
additional time is required to assess the public interest in relation to
this disclosure.

I now advise you that the amended date for a response is 13 March. Every
effort will be made to ensure an appropriate response will be made
within this new timescale.

Freedom of Information Disclosure Office
Corporate Development Department
Sussex Police
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Please see attached letters.

FOI office
Sussex Police
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