Joint Information Management Unit
Operational Headquarters
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Winchester
Hampshire
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Sam Andrews
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18 October 2019
Our ref:
CM/PA/002667/19
Dear Sam Andrews,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
I write in response to the above referenced Freedom of Information request submitted
on the 10/10/2019, Hampshire Constabulary has now considered this request, which
has been repeated below and have responded accordingly.
Request
Response
I am writing to obtain documents and Hampshire Constabulary does not hold
emails pertaining to the Shanaz Network.
this information in a retrievable format.
The cost of determining if the information
A
report
(https://www.west- is held, locating and retrieving the
midlands.police.uk/wmpe...) indicated that information exceeds the ‘appropriate
Shanaz operated in the across the UK, level’ as stated in the Freedom of
and that a national guidance document Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit)
on Shanaz was created and distributed to Regulations 2004. It is estimated that it
all police forces. This was a 'best practice' would cost more than £450 to comply
document.
A
previous
request with your request.
(https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reque
st/project_shanaz) indicated that persons In order to ascertain what, if any,
working on Shanaz used their own force's communication has been made with the
computers and systems, and not a company Shanaz Network a large
centralised one.
manual review would need to be
undertaken. There is no central method
Please send me a copy of this document, for searching all communications and
and any documents related to the Shanaz correspondence across the force. As
network held on your computers.
such, all officers, staff and departmental
mailboxes would need to be contacted in
The article also indicated that regular order to see if, at any point,
reports were sent regarding Shanaz.
communication with Shanaz Network has
taken place. To do this would far exceed
Please send me a copy of any reports the time limit associated with this
sent or received regarding the Shanaz request.
network.
In accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, if one element of a
request exceeds the statutory cost limit,
the whole request may be refused on
grounds of cost. As such, this letter acts
as a Refusal Notice in respect of your
whole request.
COMPLAINT RIGHTS
If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision made by
Hampshire Constabulary, you can lodge a complaint with the force to have the
decision reviewed within 2 months of the date of this response. Complaints should be
made in writing to the Public Access office at the address at the top of this letter.
If, after lodging a complaint with Hampshire Constabulary, you are still unhappy with
the outcome, you may make application to the Information Commissioner at the
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF, via telephone on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 or at the website
www.ico.org.uk
Yours sincerely
Rose Gaunt
Public Access
Joint Information Management Unit