David Mery
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This person's 13 Freedom of Information requests
Safe transport of detainees on arrest
Follow up
sent to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery on 14 February 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
In your email dated 2012-01-11, you wrote 'The MPS endeavour to respond to your complaint by 02/02/2012.'
A week ago, on 2012-02-07, I wrote to a...
Usage of (some) custody suites
Follow up
sent to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery on 13 February 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
Thank you for your email, I look forward to receiving your internal review by your new deadline.
Yours faithfully,
David Mery
Origin of the other 5110 images used to identify criminal behaviour at the riots
Clarification
sent to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery on 11 February 2012.
Awaiting response.
You offered the following section 16 advice:
'I can confirm that it may be possible to provide the source of those images where this information...
MPS review of the policing of the UFFC march
Awaiting response.
by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to David Mery on 30 January 2012.
Awaiting response.
Dear Mr Mery
Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2012010003990
I write in connection with your request for information which was
receive...
Custody suites redux
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 23 January 2012.
Successful.
Analysis posted at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/visiting_London_police_custody_suites.html
Usage of custody suites
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 23 January 2012.
Refused.
Analysis posted at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/visiting_London_police_custody_suites.html
Availability of custody suites & ICV visits
Partially successful.
Analysis posted at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/visiting_London_police_custody_suites.html
Origin of the images used to identify suspects at the riots
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 22 January 2012.
Partially successful.
FoI request about the 5110 images not from camera phones posted at
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/origin_of_the_other_5110_images/
Safe transport of detainees on arrest
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 5 January 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
Even though I was specifically asked to create a new refined request, the response to this request was posted in response to the original one at http:...
Criteria for the determination of fairness and proportionality of the CCTV recording of strip searches
Partially successful.
Some comments about this response at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/btp_no_guidelines_about_cctv_recording_strip_search.html
BTP CCTV SOPs and use in strip search rooms
Partially successful.
Should be 'necessity and proportionality' in my previous annotation.
CCTV in BTP custody suites
Successful.
I've analysed some of this information in http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2011/11/btp_pervert_cctv_policy.html
Traffic management cameras and ANPR
Follow up
sent to Islington Borough Council by David Mery on 27 October 2011.
Successful.
Many thanks for your response, apologies and explanations.
Yours sincerely,
David Mery
This person's 38 annotations
Custody suites redux
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 23 January 2012.
Successful.
Analysis posted at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/visiting_London_police_custody_suites.html
Usage of (some) custody suites
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 23 January 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
Analysis posted at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/visiting_London_police_custody_suites.html
Usage of custody suites
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 23 January 2012.
Refused.
Analysis posted at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/visiting_London_police_custody_suites.html
Availability of custody suites & ICV visits
Partially successful.
Analysis posted at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/visiting_London_police_custody_suites.html
Origin of the images used to identify suspects at the riots
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 22 January 2012.
Partially successful.
FoI request about the 5110 images not from camera phones posted at
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/origin_of_the_other_5110_images/
Usage of (some) custody suites
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 10 January 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
Re-refined request now at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/custody_suites_redux/
Safe transport of detainees on arrest
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 5 January 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
Even though I was specifically asked to create a new refined request, the response to this request was posted in response to the original one at http:...
Criteria for the determination of fairness and proportionality of the CCTV recording of strip searches
Partially successful.
Some comments about this response at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2012/01/btp_no_guidelines_about_cctv_recording_strip_search.html
Criteria for the determination of fairness and proportionality of the CCTV recording of strip searches
Partially successful.
The person asked by the Data Protection & Freedom of Information Researcher from the BTP disclosure unit to respond is Mark Leahy who on a recent conf...
Harassment of passengers on buses
Awaiting classification.
FYI, I mention your request at http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2011/12/be_seeing_you.html
(The only aspect I focus on is the avoidance of eye contact c...
Usage of custody suites
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 8 December 2011.
Refused.
Refined request at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/usage_of_some_custody_suites
Safe transport of detainees on arrest
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 6 December 2011.
Awaiting internal review.
Refined request at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/safe_transport_of_detainees_on_a_2
Criteria for the determination of fairness and proportionality of the CCTV recording of strip searches
Partially successful.
The correct tile of this request should be 'Criteria for the determination of necessity and proportionality of the CCTV recording of strip searches' -...
BTP CCTV SOPs and use in strip search rooms
Partially successful.
Should be 'necessity and proportionality' in my previous annotation.
BTP CCTV SOPs and use in strip search rooms
Partially successful.
How the fairness and proportionality of the CCTV recording of strip searches mentioned in the answer to Q3 is determined, is something I keep wonderin...
CCTV in BTP custody suites
Successful.
I've analysed some of this information in http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2011/11/btp_pervert_cctv_policy.html
BTP CCTV SOPs and use in strip search rooms
Partially successful.
I've analysed some of this information in http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2011/11/btp_pervert_cctv_policy.html
Availability of custody suites & ICV visits
Request to Metropolitan Police Authority by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 25 November 2011.
Partially successful.
After some very helpful and constructive calls and emails, we agreed on the following rewriting of my request:
Can you please provide, preferably in...
Availability of custody suites & ICV visits
Request to Metropolitan Police Authority by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 23 November 2011.
Partially successful.
I have mentioned this request in http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2011/11/mpa_uffc-question_mps-response--to-mpa-ndnad-review.html
Some of the informati...
Safe transport of detainees on arrest
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by David Mery. Annotated by David Mery on 23 November 2011.
Awaiting internal review.
I have mentioned this request in http://gizmonaut.net/blog/uk/2011/11/mpa_uffc-question_mps-response--to-mpa-ndnad-review.html
BTP CCTV SOPs and use in strip search rooms
Partially successful.
The response part of the letter I received is:
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In accordance with Section 1 of FOIA I can confirm that British Transport Police (BTP) hold the i...
CCTV in BTP custody suites
Successful.
I made a related request 'BTP CCTV SOPs and use in strip search rooms' at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/btp_cctv_sops_and_use_in_strip_s/
CCTV in BTP custody suites
Successful.
The SDH guidelines must be the 'Guidance on the safer detention & handling of persons in police custody' available at http://www.nacro.org.uk/data/fil...
Traffic management cameras and ANPR
Successful.
Thanks Richard, I've emailed team @WTDK about this URL related bug.
The 'ICPS Tickets - user guide' I mentioned is available (pdf) at http://www.isl...
Information regarding stop search statistics
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by Mr D Dordoy. Annotated by David Mery on 15 August 2011.
Successful.
Monthly figures are published by the Met at http://www.met.police.uk/foi/units/stop_and_search.htm
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