Providing personal Information under Covid Guidelines/Regulations/Restrictions

The request was refused by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

Dear Hampshire Constabulary,

Under Freedom of Information can you please enlighten me on the following.

? Where it states that covid guidelines/regulations or restrictions have the force
of law or legislation.

Where Public have to give out their personal details to be issued fines
under covid regulations or fear Arrest for obstruction if they do not?
As there is no mention of having to supply any personal Information in
legislation by case law(Rice v Connely 1966), Neither in common law.

Primary police role is to uphold the Queens peace and enforce law/legislation.
where the Queens peace has not been breached as of the definitions
in the Breach of this peace is not reached by the definitions of Covid
guidelines/regulations or restrictions.
Therefore how can something be enforced by you, that is not in law or legislation.

Yours faithfully,

Barry Smith

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Dear Mr Smith,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HC/0905/21

 

The following request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
was received by the Public Access office at Hampshire Constabulary on the
date listed above:

 

Can you please enlighten me on the following.

 

Where it states that covid guidelines/regulations or restrictions have the
force of law or legislation.

 

Where Public have to give out their personal details to be issued fines
under covid regulations or fear Arrest for obstruction if they do not?

As there is no mention of having to supply any personal Information in
legislation by case law(Rice v Connely 1966), Neither in common law.

 

Primary police role is to uphold the Queens peace and enforce
law/legislation.

where the Queens peace has not been breached as of the definitions in the
Breach of this peace is not reached by the definitions of Covid
guidelines/regulations or restrictions.

Therefore how can something be enforced by you, that is not in law or
legislation.

 

Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation and you
will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days,
subject to the provisions of the Act.  In the unlikely event that
Hampshire Constabulary is unable to meet the 20 working day deadline, you
will be informed as soon as possible and given a revised time-scale for
response.

 

To be accepted, any clarification(s) to your request must be submitted in
writing directly to the Public Access team at Hampshire Constabulary. 

If your request requires either full or partial transference to another
public authority, you will be informed.  Should you have any further
enquiries concerning this matter, please write to Public Access quoting
the reference number above.

Regards

Sue

 

Sue Adcock | Public Access Assistant

Joint Information Management Unit | Hampshire Constabulary & Thames Valley
Police

Address: Hampshire Constabulary, Mottisfont Court, Tower Street,
Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8ZD.

 

Information Management Helpdesk:

Hampshire :[1][email address] (Int 463
1754)

Thames Valley: [2][email address]

 

 

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Kind Regards

 

Amy McDonald | Public Access Officer
Joint Information Management Unit | Hampshire Constabulary & Thames Valley
Police
Address | Hampshire Constabulary, Mottisfont Court, Tower Street,
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8ZD

 

Information Management Helpdesk:

Hampshire        [1][email address]

Thames Valley   [2][email address]

 

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