Catherine O’Connor murder 6-10-1976

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Police Service of Northern Ireland should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Nicola O’Connor

Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland,
I would like to request any information possible on the murder of Catherine O’Connor on 6-10-1976. She was my husbands grandma and the reason behind her death is still mainly a mystery

Yours faithfully,
Nicola O’Connor

Police Service of Northern Ireland

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27th August 2019

Dear Nichola,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 26th August
2019 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
on 27th August 2019.  I note you seek access to the following information:

Murder of Catherine O'Connor

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. I would like to advise you that PSNI are currently
experiencing a delay in the processing of requests and we aim to respond
to your request as soon as possible.

If your request is unclear and clarification is required the 20 day
legislative time limit dictated by the Freedom of Information Act 2000
will be stopped until we receive clarification of your request. The ICO
guidance at paragraph 40 of the link below sets out that the clock begins
anew the day after the clarification is received. It states

“If the requester subsequently provides enough detail to enable the
authority to identify and locate the information, then the authority must
respond to the clarified request within a new 20 working day time limit
with the ‘clock’ starting the day after it receives the required
clarification. “

The link for this is:

[1]https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio...

In the event where the cost of complying with the request would exceed the
“appropriate level”, which is fixed at £450, as stated in the Freedom of
Information Regulations 2004, it is the policy of the PSNI to close the
request. You will however be notified of this decision and given an
opportunity to refine and resubmit the request.

If your request requires either full or partial transference to another
public authority in order to answer your query, again, you will be
notified.

If you have any queries regarding your request please write or contact the
Corporate Information Branch on 028 9070 0164. Please remember to quote
the reference number listed above in any future communications with the
Corporate Information Branch.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request, you
have the right to request a review. You should do this as soon as
possible, or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this
letter. In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can
do so by writing to the Head of Corporate Information Branch, PSNI
Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing
[email address]. 

If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision
maker, you were to remain dissatisfied in any way with the handling of the
request you may make a complaint, under Section 50 of the Freedom of
Information Act, to the Information Commissioner’s Office and ask that
they investigate whether the PSNI has complied with the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act.  You can write to the Information Commissioner
at Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. In most circumstances the Information
Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an internal review
procedure has been carried out, however the Commissioner has the option to
investigate the matter at his discretion.

Yours sincerely,

David

FOI Decision Maker
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland, I am writing in regards to the request for information on the murder of Catherine O’Connor on 6-10-1976, I haven’t received a response and it’s now overdue. I hope to receive the information I have requested in a prompt manner.
Yours faithfully,

Nicola O’Connor

Police Service of Northern Ireland

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Nichola

Thank you for your email.

The FOI and Data Protection Unit are currently dealing with a high volume of requests and this has impacted our ability to issue responses within the 20 day legislative time-frame.

This delay has been communicated to requesters in the initial acknowledgement email to make them aware of the situation.

Your request is currently in a queue and still to be allocated to a Decision Maker for processing.

Unfortunately, I am unable to provide you with an estimated date for response, at this stage.

I can only apologise for the delay and assure you we are processing requests as quickly as possible.

Yours sincerely

June

Corporate Information Branch

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Nicola O’Connor

Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland,
I am writing to ask for an internal review on my request for information on the murder of Catherine O’Connor on the 6-10-1976. It has been two months since my initial request and although I understand you have received a lot of requests,by law I should have received the information requested 20 days after my initial request. I hope to have the information I have asked for in a timely manner. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Nicola O’Connor

Police Service of Northern Ireland

This e-mail has been marked OFFICIAL [PUBLIC];

Good Morning

Would you please forward the FOI reference number that had been allocated to your request.

Thanking you

June
Corporate Information Branch

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

This e-mail has been marked OFFICIAL [PUBLIC];

Dear Nichola,

Thank you for your email in relation to your FOI request reference number FOI-2019-02139.

I note you have asked for an internal review, can I advise you an internal review would only be carried out after you have received a response in relation to the FOI request. Your request is in the final stages of our quality assurance procedures and should be with you this week, when you receive the same if you wish you can ask for an internal review to be carried out.

Can I take this opportunity to apologise for the lateness in responding to your request for information.

Kind regards,

Sean
Corporate Information Branch
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Phone: 02890 561616

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

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Subject:        FOI-2019-02139
1^st November 2019

Dear Nichola O'Connor,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 26th August
2019 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on 27th
August 2019 concerning:

Murder of Catherine O'Connor

Please find attached response to your request.

 

Yours sincerely,

Paddy

FOI Decision Maker
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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Nicola O’Connor

Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Police Service of Northern Ireland's handling of my FOI request 'Catherine O’Connor murder 6-10-1976'.

[ GIVE DETAILS ABOUT YOUR COMPLAINT HERE ]
I have been denied any information on my request, I know it’s a murder investigation therefore it never closes, but it’s been 43 years with no information.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

Nicola O’Connor

Police Service of Northern Ireland

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Subject:       FOI-2019-02139
5th November 2019

Dear Nichola O'Connor,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated 5^th November 2109
requesting that Police Service of Northern Ireland review its response to
your request for information concerning:

Murder of Catherine O'Connor

An internal review will be conducted in accordance with Police Service of
Northern Ireland's review procedure.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 an independent
decision maker will carry out a review of this case and advise you in
writing of the outcome.

If you wish to discuss this matter prior to receiving a response please
contact me on 028 9070 0164.  Please remember to quote the reference
number above in any future communications.

If following an internal review you were to remain dissatisfied in any way
with the handling of the request you may make a complaint to the
Information Commissioner’s Office and ask that they investigate whether
the PSNI has complied with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. 
You can write to the Information Commissioner at Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF. In most circumstances the Information Commissioner will not
investigate a complaint unless an internal review procedure has been
carried out, however the Commissioner has the option to investigate the
matter at his discretion.

 

Yours sincerely

Gilbert

FOI Decision Maker
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

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Subject: FOI-2019-02139
26th November 2019

Dear O'Connor,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

Following your request for us to review our previous response concerning:

Murder of Catherine O'Connor

I can advise you that Police Service of Northern Ireland has now completed
its review - please see attachment.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Morris
Corporate Information

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