Chief Constable letter of apology and payments

Paul Ponting made this Freedom of Information request to Greater Manchester Police This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

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

Dear Greater Manchester Police,

How many times in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 did the Chief Constable issue a letter of apology to a civilian?

How many times in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 was the Chief Constable’s letter of apology accompanied by a payment?

How much money in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 was paid in out of court settlements prior to action?

Please can you provide this information in a month and year format of the requested information.

I would also request copies of all letters, I understand that confidential information will be redacted. If this part of my request is denied for any reason, please let me know asap. I would be satisfied if only the top and bottom of such letters be provided (header and footer)

When the Chief Constable sends a letter of apology to a civilian, is it on formal Lancashire police letterhead or is it on mock letterhead.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under your Section 16 obligations, as to how I can refine my request to be included in the scope of the Act. In any case, if you can identify ways that my request could be refined please provide further advice and assistance to indicate this.

I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as stipulated by the Act.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Ponting

Dear Greater Manchester Police,

I would just like to clarify that I am referring to Greater Manchester Police letterheads and NOT Lancashire police in this FOI.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Ponting

Greater Manchester Police

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Good afternoon Paul,

Please find attached GMP’s response to your FOI request. Apologies for the extended delay you’ve experienced in receiving your response. I do hope this hasn’t caused too much of an inconvenience.

Kind regards,

Samantha Markham
Information Compliance and Records Management Unit
Information Services Branch - Business Operations
Greater Manchester Police

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

Please can you provide the information for 2016, 2017 and 2018. Please let me know if this is acceptable, if not, please exclude 2016.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Ponting

Greater Manchester Police

Good morning Mr Ponting,

I can confirm we have logged your amended request under the reference GSA 3369/18 and we will be in touch with a response in due course.

Regards
David

David Kynaston
Information Compliance and Records Management Officer

Information Compliance and Records Management Unit   |   Information Services Branch   |   Greater Manchester Police

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

Still waiting...

Yours faithfully,

Paul Ponting