Stabbings recorded by the Met (Nov-Dec 2018)

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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

I am requesting the total number of recorded stabbings by the Met, fatal and non-fatal, that have occurred in London between the 1st November and 31st December 2018. I would also like a breakdown of these statistics into each London borough.

Yours faithfully,

Rory Simpson

Cyclops on behalf of Rozmarie Loizou, Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

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Information Rights Unit
PO Box 57192
  London
SW6 1SF
  United Kingdom

  Our Ref: 01/FOI/19/000591

  Date: 03/01/2019

   

 

 

 

Dear Mr Simpson

 

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/19/000591

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 02/01/2019.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

 

"I am requesting the total number of recorded stabbings by the Met, fatal
and non-fatal, that have occurred in London between the 1st November and
31st December 2018. I would also like a breakdown of these statistics into
each London borough."

 

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act).  You will receive a response within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act.  

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Rozmarie Loizou

 

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Dear Mr Simpson

 

Please accept our apologies, as we will not be able to meet the statutory
deadline - 30/01/19.   

 

The MPS has been inundated with FOIA requests.  I am still awaiting
information in order to answer your request.

 

I shall keep you updated.

 

Kind regards,

 

Andrea Duncan

 

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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)'s handling of my FOI request 'Stabbings recorded by the Met (Nov-Dec 2018)'.

I appreciate that the Metropolitan Police Service has been inundated with FOIA requests lately. However by law, under all circumstances, the MPS should have responded by now within the statutory time frame.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...

Yours faithfully,

Rory Simpson

Cyclops on behalf of Stella Wyllie, Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

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Information Rights Unit
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
  United Kingdom

  Our Ref: 01/FOI/19/001344

  Date: 04/03/2019

 

 

 

 

Dear Mr Simpson

Freedom of Information Review Reference No: 01/FOI/19/001344

 

I write in connection with your request for a review of the handling
and/or decision relating to 01/FOI/19/000591 which was received by the
Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 28/02/2019.  

 

A review will now be conducted in accordance with the Code of Practice
issued under Section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).
 The reviewing officer will reconsider the original request before
responding to you with their findings.

 

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Internal Review.  However, the MPS aim to complete Internal Reviews within
20 working days or in exceptional cases, within 40 working days.  This is
based upon guidance published by the Information Commissioner.

 

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timescale you will be informed at the earliest opportunity. 

 

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Information Commissioner's Office 

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Cheshire 

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Phone:  0303 123 1113

 

Yours sincerely 

 

Stella  Wyllie

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Dear Mr Simpson

Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding.

I email to update you that I received the data for your request today, so will draft the response and seek approval for release soon. Thus I hope to get the response to you by no later than this Friday 15th March.

Kind regards,

A.Duncan

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Cyclops on behalf of Yvette Taylor, Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

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Dear Mr Simpson

 

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/19/001344

 

Please see the attached in respect of your Freedom of Information request
referenced above.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Yvette Taylor

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Cyclops on behalf of Andrea Duncan, Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

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Dear Mr Simpson

 

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/19/000591

 

Please see the attached in respect of your Freedom of Information request
referenced above.  Apologies once again for the delay. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Andrea Duncan

 

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Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
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London

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[email address]

 

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The Information Commissioner

 

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