Joint Information Management Unit
Operational Headquarters
Tower Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8ZD
Telephone
101
Russ Hunter
request-739216-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx
8th April 2021
Our ref:
CM/PA/000829/21
Dear Mr Hunter,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
I write in response to the above referenced Freedom of Information request submitted
on the 23/03/2021, Hampshire Constabulary has now considered this request, which
has been repeated below and have responded accordingly.
Request
Response
I would like to make a request for Hampshire Constabulary does not hold
information under the Freedom of this information in a retrievable format.
Information Act (2000).
The cost of determining if the
I would like to request information on the information is held, locating and
amount of reported dog thefts that you retrieving the information exceeds the
have received within the area of ‘appropriate level’ as stated in the
Portsmouth & Southampton.
Freedom of Information (Fees and
Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004. It
Could I please receive the amount of is estimated that it would cost more than
reported dog thefts:
£450 to comply with your request.
Over the past 5 years, broken down by
each year (2015 - 2020) Each year of Hampshire Constabulary records crime
thefts to be broken down by specific breed in accordance with the Home Office
of dog
Counting Rules. Dog theft does not
have a specific Home Office crime
classification. To accurately determine
the number of dogs that have been
reported stolen for the date period in
question, a manual review of every theft
and burglary recorded on the force
Records Management System for the
area specified, would have to be
undertaken in order to establish which
ones relate to dog theft. There are
thousands of theft and burglary offences
for the time period specified and to
review each one would exceed the 18
hour time limit set by the FOI
regulations.
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
Janet Dawson
Public Access
Joint Information Management Unit