Allegedly differing Policies applied between Public and Private Sectors for allegations of fraud
Dear Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner,
Would Northumbria PCC please provide any and all recorded
information , including information held on computers, in emails and in printed or handwritten documents ( including minutes of formal meetings of either Officers and / or Members together with any attendance notes taken by either Officers and / or Individual Members at any informal meetings ) as well as images, video and audio recordings , minutes etc , and which is held by your Statutory Body and relates to :-
1) The Policy which Northumbria PCC apply to criminal
allegations made by Electors / Members of the Public against past and / or serving Council Members and / or Council Officers of Local Authorities ,including the most Senior Officers who carry various Statutory Positions within the legal framework of Local Government , ( for example , Monitoring Officers , Solicitors , Auditors ) ,
and how your Statutory Body applies an allegedly differing Policy being a more stringent standard towards ordinary Members of the Public working in the Private Sector , than it does towards Public Sector Employees , especially towards allegations of fraud made under Sections 3 & 4 of the Fraud Act 2006 ?
Yours faithfully,
Daphne Scott
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With Best Wishes,
Vera Baird QC
Police & Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Dear Ms Scott,
Subject: Freedom of Information Acknowledgement
I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for records held by this office.
Your request dated 30 October 2013 was received by this department on 30
October 2013. The officer handling your request is Richard Hall. I may be
contacted by email at: [1][email address] should
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Yours sincerely
Richard
Richard Hall
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Victory House
Balliol Business Park
Benton Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE12 8EW
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Dear Ms Scott,
Freedom of Information request – OPCC Northumbria
You asked:
The Policy which Northumbria PCC apply to criminal allegations made by
Electors / Members of the Public against past and / or serving Council
Members and / or Council Officers of Local Authorities ,including the most
Senior Officers who carry various Statutory Positions within the legal
framework of Local Government , ( for example , Monitoring Officers ,
Solicitors , Auditors ) , and how your Statutory Body applies an allegedly
differing Policy being a more stringent standard towards ordinary Members
of the Public working in the Private Sector , than it does towards Public
Sector Employees , especially towards allegations of fraud made under
Sections 3 & 4 of the Fraud Act 2006 ?
In response:
I can confirm that the information you have requested is not held by the
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria. This Office
does not have any policy which distinguishes criminal activity by
individuals within the public or private sector and/or relates to the
execution of operational policing, which is a matter for the Chief
Constable of Northumbria Police.
You may wish therefore to direct your request to Northumbria Police, who
may be able to assist you and can be contacted for Freedom of Information
requests at:
Disclosure Section
Northumbria Police
4th Floor Cobalt Business Exchange
Cobalt Business Way
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE28 9NZ
Or email: [1][email address]
The information we have supplied to you is likely to contain intellectual
property rights of the Police & Crime Commissioner. Your use of the
information must be strictly in accordance with the Copyright Designs and
Patents Act 1988 (as amended) or such other applicable legislation. In
particular, you must not re-use this information for any commercial
purpose.
How to complain
If you are unhappy with our decision or do not consider that we have
handled your request properly and we are unable to resolve this issue
informally, you are entitled to make a formal complaint to us.
If you are still unhappy after we have investigated your complaint and
reported to you the outcome, you may complain directly to the Information
Commissioner’s Office and request that they investigate to ascertain
whether we have dealt with your request in accordance with the Act.
Richard Hall
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Victory House
Balliol Business Park
Benton Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE12 8EW
T: (0191) 221 9813
E: [2][email address]
W: [3]www.northumbria-pcc.gov.uk
Follow us on: [4]Twitter@northumbriapcc
Like us at: [5]facebook.com/Vera.Baird.QC
Half of the money recovered [7]cid:_2_056E3900056E35180058141C80257BEA
from criminals and seized by
Northumbria police gets taken
by the Treasury. We want ALL
the money recovered to be
invested back into our
communities.
[6]Follow this link to sign
the petition.
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.northumbria-pcc.gov.uk/
4. https://twitter.com/NorthumbriaPCC
5. https://www.facebook.com/Vera.Baird.QC
6. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petition...
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