Martin McGartland - PSNI - forensic exhibits retention and destruction ....

Martin McGartland made this Freedom of Information request to Police Service of Northern Ireland This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

Police Service of Northern Ireland did not have the information requested.

Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland,

You will recall I made following request; http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ps... which is now subject of complaint by ICO.

That request was for as follows;

1. PSNI's policy regarding forensic exhibits retention.

2. PSNI's policy regarding the destruction of forensic exhibits.

3. PSNI's policy regarding destruction of forensic exhibits,
including full details of authorisation that is required at
different and or all levels to destroy such forensic exhibits, documents.

4. PSNI's policy regarding the recording of destruction of forensic exhibits, records.

Do ACPO, Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland not issue PSNI with such Policy or Guidance regards that concerning 1, 2, 3 and 4 above?

Yours faithfully,

Martin McGartland

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

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February 13, 2012

Dear Mr. McGartland,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated February 11, 2012 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on February 11, 2012. I note you seek access to information relating to:

ACPO Policy or Guidance

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. A response should be sent to you within 20 working days. The Freedom of Information team will advise you in writing if there are any delays in responding to your request and will keep you advised of progress.

In the event where the cost of complying with the request would exceed the "appropriate level", which is fixed at £450, as stated in the Freedom of Information Regulations 2004, it is the policy of the PSNI to close the request. You will however be notified of this decision and given an opportunity to refine and resubmit the request.

If your request requires either full or partial transference to another public authority in order to answer your query, again, you will be notified.
If you have any queries regarding your request please write or contact the Freedom of Information Team on 028 9070 0164. Please remember to quote the reference number listed above in any future communications with the Freedom of Information Team.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request, you have the right to request a review.You should do this as soon as possible, or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this letter.In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can do so by writing to the Head of Freedom of Information, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing [email address].

If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision maker, you were to remain dissatisfied in any way with the handling of the request you may make a complaint,under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act, to the Information Commissioner's Office and ask that they investigate whether the PSNI has complied with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. You can write to the Information Commissioner at Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. In most circumstances the Information Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an internal review procedure has been carried out, however the Commissioner has the option to investigate the matter at his discretion.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Gordon Reid
Head of Data Protection and Freedom of Information

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

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Subject: F-2012-00671

2 March, 2012

Dear Mr. McGartland,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated February 11, 2012 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on February 11, 2012 concerning:

Policy or Guidance

Please find attached response to your request.

Yours sincerely

Mr Gordon Reid
Head of Data Protection and Freedom of Information

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