Dear Ms Whitley,

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Our Ref:
005983/20

With reference to your e-mail received 03/11/2020 requesting information:

 Over the last 5 years the amount of requests the force has has received
from TV Licensing/Capita to attend a property to assist with executing a
search warrant/prevent a breach of the peace. If possible I would
appreciate the total requests actually attended by officers or declined by
the force and all broken down by year.

A copy of any guidance/policy/documents relating to assisting TV Licensing
(or any private corporations including, but not limited to: Bailiffs, TVL,
Councils etc) when attending a property to enforce a warrant, such as
deployment criteria, role of impartiality at scene etc.

Over the same period broken down by year, the amount of incidents where
the words TV Licence/TV Licensing or BBC are reported and the reason for
report, i.e. harassment, assault etc.

This is to inform you that Northamptonshire Police are currently dealing
with high levels of demand for information. Every effort will be made to
ensure that you receive an appropriate response on time, however, we may
not be able to complete the response to your request within 20 working
days. The ICO is aware and we are currently enacting a recovery plan.

On behalf of Northamptonshire Police, I do apologise for any inconvenience
that may be caused by this delay and if you wish to discuss this any
further then please contact the undersigned.

Northamptonshire Police provides a review and appeals procedure within the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If you decide to make an
appeal and, having followed the full process you are still dissatisfied,
you will then have the right to direct your comments to the Information
Commissioner who will give due consideration to the matter. See Appendix
'a' attached.

Northamptonshire Police routinely publish information on our website via
the Publication Scheme. The aim of the Publication Scheme is to promote
openness and transparency by voluntarily placing information into the
public arena.

The Disclosure Log contains copies of information that has been disclosed
by Northamptonshire Police in response to requests made under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000. Whilst it is not possible to publish all
responses we will endeavour to publish those where we feel that the
information disclosed is in the wider public interest. The Disclosure Log
will be updated once responses have been sent to the requester.

I have provided the relevant link below.

[1]https://www.northants.police.uk/foi-ai/a...

Yours sincerely

C0797 Rob Welsford | Freedom of Information Officer and Researcher

Force Information Unit | Professional Standards Department

Northamptonshire Police

Telephone: 101 | Ext No. 345213 - (If calling from outside
Northamptonshire, please call 03000 111 222)

Telephone: 101 | Ext No. 341172- (If calling from outside
Northamptonshire, please call 03000 111 222)

Email:[email address]

Address: Force Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton
NN4 0JQ

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Dear Ms Whitley

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Our Ref: 005983/20

With reference to your e-mail received 03/11/2020 requesting information reproduced below:

Over the last 5 years the amount of requests the force has has received from TV Licensing/Capita to attend a property to assist with executing a search warrant/prevent a breach of the peace. If possible I
would appreciate the total requests actually attended by officers or declined by the force and all broken down by year.

A copy of any guidance/policy/documents relating to assisting TV Licensing (or any private corporations including, but not limited to: Bailiffs, TVL, Councils etc) when attending a property to enforce a warrant, such as deployment criteria, role of impartiality at scene etc.

Over the same period broken down by year, the amount of incidents where the words TV Licence/TV Licensing or BBC are reported and the reason for report, i.e. harassment, assault etc.

The information you are requesting is not held by Northamptonshire Police in any reasonably retrievable form. The only means of establishing information of the nature you are requesting would be by way of manual examination of each record. This is because it is likely the call would be recorded against the person's name and not the company they work for.

A keyword search identified that TV is part of TVP an abbreviation for Thames Valley Police and BBC is an abbreviation of base ball cap.

It is my assessment that the cost of providing you with the information requested would exceed the 'appropriate level' as set out in the Freedom of Information (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.

My assessment is that it would cost 1,247 (number of records from keyword search) x 5 minutes each (minimum) = over 103 hours at £25 per hour to respond to your request, which exceeds the 'appropriate limit' (currently £450 for 'prescribed costs').

In view of the above, and in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please take this letter as a Refusal Notice.

You may wish to refine and resubmit your request so that it reduces the costs shown above and is then within the 'appropriate limit' shown above. (I cannot think of a means to refine the request in order to provide the information you are seeking) but if you would like some further information about how to proceed with your request then please contact the undersigned.

Due to the different methods of recording information across 43 forces, a specific response from one constabulary should not be seen as an indication of what information could be supplied (within cost) by another. Systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. For this reason responses between forces may differ, and should not be used for comparative purposes.

I trust you find this information to be satisfactory but if you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Northamptonshire Police provides a review and appeals procedure within the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If you decide to make an appeal and, having followed the full process you are still dissatisfied, you will then have the right to direct your comments to the Information Commissioner who will give due consideration to the matter. See Appendix 'a' attached.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Barrie
C1374 Gemma Barrie| Freedom of Information Officer and Researcher
Force Information Unit | Professional Standards Department
Northamptonshire Police

Telephone: 101 | Ext No. 343701/ 341172 - (If calling from outside Northamptonshire, please call 03000 111 222)
Email: [email address]<mailto:[email address]>
Address: Force Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton NN4 0JQ

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