Time and costs

Richard Norrie made this Rhyddid Gwybodaeth request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

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Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Nid oedd gan y wybodaeth y gofynnwyd amdani.

Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Can you please tell me how much it costs on average to record and deal with a report of a non-crime hate incident?

Can you also tell me what the average time spent on such a thing is?

Yours faithfully,

Richard Norrie

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

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Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Information Rights Unit
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Sidcup
DA15 0HH

 

Email: [1][The Met request email]

 

[2]www.met.police.uk

 

Your ref: 
Our ref: 01/FOI/22/025045

 

06/06/2022

 

 

 

Dear Mr Richard Norrie

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Acknowledgement -
Reference: 01/FOI/22/025045

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 31/05/2022. I note you seek
access to the following information:

 

Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Can you please tell me how much it costs on average to record and deal
with a report of a non-crime hate incident?

Can you also tell me what the average time spent on such a thing is?

 

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.

 

Due to an increase in the volume of work received by the Data Office we
regret to inform you that we have fallen behind in our processing and are
experiencing delays.

 

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and we are looking into ways to increase our staffing to accommodate the
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Yours sincerely

 

 

Data Office Triage Team

Information Rights Unit

 

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Kind regards,

 

PD

 

On behalf of

Data Office - Triage Team

Information Rights Unit

Metropolitan Police Service

PO Box 313, Sidcup, DA15 0HH

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Information Rights Unit
PO Box 313
Sidcup
DA15 0HH

 

Email: [1][The Met request email]

 

[2]www.met.police.uk

 

Our ref: 01/FOI/22/025045

 

10/06/2022

 

 

 
 

 

Dear Mr Norrie

 

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/22/025045

 

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

 

Yours sincerely

 

Ruth Binfor

 

 

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