WILTSHIRE POLICE
Force Disclosure Unit
Wiltshire Police HQ
London Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
Jamie Dixon
SN10 2DN
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Tel 101 ext 62005
www.wiltshire.police.uk
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx
Date: 30th April 2021
Your ref
: FOI
O
ur ref: FOI 2021 / 383
Reply contact name is: Kerry Merritt
Dear Jamie,
I write in connection with your request for information dated 26th April 2021 concerning Wiltshire
Police Car Seizures.
I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to handle all requests in a manner that is
blind as to the identity and motives of the requestor. Any information released as a response to a
request is regarded as being published and therefore in the public domain without caveat.
Your request for information has now been considered and having consulted our Vehicle
Recovery Team I am now able to respond as follows.
You wrote:
I would like to request the number of vehicles seized by the force in both 2019 and 2020, broken
down by the reasons for the seizures.
Our response:
INCIDENT TYPE
2019 2020
ABANDONED VEHICLE
70
74
BREAKDOWN
130
82
BURNOUT
23
14
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
SEIZURE
2
3
DVLA UK (NO TAX)
296
50
NO INSURANCE/DL
SEIZURE
916
931
OBSTRUCTION/DANGER
82
73
PACE VEHICLES
357
284
POLICE REFORM ACT
(S59)
2
4
www.wiltshire.police.uk
RTC
1490
1046
STOLEN
257
218
POLICE VEHICLES
131
150
TOTAL
3756
2929
I am satisfied that all the relevant information has been passed to me and been considered in the
light of your request within the time constraints applicable under the legislation.
Wiltshire Police would like to thank you for the interest that you have shown in the Force.
Yours sincerely,
Kerry Merritt
Disclosure Decision Maker
Wiltshire Police offers a re-examination of your case under its review procedure.
Force Disclosure Unit
Wiltshire Police HQ, London Road, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 2DN
Telephone 101 ext 62005
Freedom of Information Request Appeals Procedure
1.
Who Can Ask for a Review
Any person who has requested information from Wiltshire Police, which has been dealt with under
the Freedom of Information Act, is entitled to complain and request an internal review, if they are
dissatisfied with the response they received.
2.
How to Request a Review
Requests for review of a Freedom of Information request must be made in writing to the:
Force Disclosure Unit
Wiltshire Police Headquarters,
London Road, Devizes,
Wiltshire,
SN10 2DN
Email
at xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx.
The reference number, date of the request and details of why the review is being requested must
be included. Requests for review should be brought to the attention of the Force Disclosure Unit
within 20 working days of the Force’s response to the original FoI request.
3.
Review Procedure
Receipt of a request for review wil be acknowledged in writing to include confirmation of the
reasons for the review. The review wil be conducted by another Decision Maker, who is
independent from the original Decision Maker. The Force Disclosure Unit wil set a target date for
a response. The response wil be made as soon as is practicable with the intention to complete
the review within twenty working days. In more complex cases the review may take up to 40
working days.
The Independent Decision Maker wil conduct a review of the handling of the request for
information and of decisions taken, including decisions taken about where the public interest lies
in respect of exempt information where applicable. The review enables a re-evaluation of the
case, taking into account the matters raised by the complaint.
4.
Conclusion of the Appeal
On completion of the review the Independent Decision Maker wil reply to the complainant with
the result of the review. If the complainant is stil dissatisfied following the review they should
contact the Information Commissioner to make an appeal. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted via the following details:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 700
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: xxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
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