This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Data Forensics'.


Our Ref:   165-11-594 
Your Ref:   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cameron McKenzie 
   
 
 
Email: 
 Information Access Team 
request-91369-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Surrey Police H.Q 
01483 630007 
 
 
17th November 2011 
 
 
Dear Sir / Madam 
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 165-11-594 
 
I write in connection with your request for information received on 28th October 2011.    
 
The Information that you have requested is held in part by Surrey Police. 
 
Q.  Please can you release the annual amount of money you spend on each of the 
following over the last 3 years: 
 
a) Computer Forensics - Also how many units you analyse 
 
b) Mobile Phone Forensics - Also how many units you analyse 
 
A
.  Please note that we are unable to quantify the expenditure relating to Computer 
Forensics, as this is not recorded separately within our accounts.  We can however 
provide figures relating to costs associated with obtaining mobile phone records, 
which are as follows:  
 
2008/09 - £215,929 
2009/10 - £201,399 
2010/11 - £233,788 
 
The information pursuant to calculating the number of units analysed (computers / 
mobile phones) is not held in an easily retrievable format.  As this information is not 
held centrally, it would require a manual search of all case notes etc. in order to 
calculate the number of units analysed.   I am not obliged to release this information, 
as the time and cost involved to go through each record to provide the information 
requested, is above the amount to which we are legally required to respond, i.e. the 
cost of locating and retrieving the information exceeds the “appropriate level” as stated 
in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.  
 
In accordance with Section 17(5) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 this letter 
represents a Refusal Notice for this part of your request.  
 
Surrey Police,  P.O.  Box 101, Guildford, GU1 9PE 
Tel  01483 630007   Fax 01483 634911 Email  xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx  Website  www.surrey.police.uk 

 
However, although excess cost removes Surrey Police's obligations under the 
Freedom of Information Act 2000, as a gesture of goodwill, I have supplied information 
held centrally (as above), relative to your request, retrieved or available before it was 
realised that the fees limit would be exceeded. I trust this is helpful, but it does not 
affect our legal right to rely on the fees regulations for the remainder of your request. 
 
Surrey Police provides you the right to request a re-examination of your case under its 
review procedure. How to do this is set out in the attached Appeals Notice.  Having 
followed the full procedure, if you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct 
your comments to the Information Commissioner who will give your case 
consideration. 
 
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Surrey Police. 
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or contact 
us on 01483 - 630007 quoting the reference number above.  
 
Yours sincerely  
 
Carolyn Mullen 
Information 
Access 
Decision 
Maker