Response to Request for Information.pdf

Norfolk Constabulary
M
  r J. Walker
Freedom of Information Department
Jubilee House

Falconers Chase

Wymondham
D
  ate: 22nd
22  of December 2008
Norfolk NR18 0WW

Tel:   01953 42 4487

Fax:  01953 42 4080

Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx

www.norfolk.police.uk
Non-Emergency Tel: 0845 456 4567

Dear Mr Walker

Freedom of Information Request Reference No
Freedom of Information Request Reference N : FOI 502
o
/08

I write in connection with your requ
I write in connection wit
est for information received by the Norfolk Constabulary. I note
you seek access to the f
you seek access to the ollowing info
f
rmation:
ollowing info

1.  What is your policy a
What is your
nd
policy a
what systems do you ha
nd
ve in pla
what systems do you ha
c
ve in pla e for ensuring t
e f
hat people
or ensuring t
who
hat people
train children on Co
train childre
mmon Purpose courses have passed th
mmon Purpose courses ha
e necessar
ve passed th
y
e necessar  crim
y
inal records
crim
checks?
2.  Please supply eviden
Please supp
ce/
ly eviden
r
ce/ ecords that you have th
ecords that
at Co
you have th
mmon Purpose trainers who deal
with children have passe
with children
d the neces
have passe
sary crim
d the neces
inal records ch
sary crim
ecks.
inal records ch

The Norfolk Constabulary does not hold any information that is relevant to your request.
The Norfolk

If you wish to enquire about members of st
If you wish to enquire
aff employed by the organization
about members of st
called ‘Common
aff employed by the organization

Purpose’ you should consider cont
Purpose’ you should co
ac
a ting ‘Common Purpose’ directly.

If you have any specific queries reg
If you have any specific queries re arding criminal records
g
checks
arding criminal records
on potential emp
on p
l
otential emp oyees made
by ‘Common Purpose’ via the Criminal Reco
n Purpose’ via the Cr
rd
iminal Reco s Bureau, you should consider
s Bureau,
contacting
you should consider
t
contacting h
t e
Criminal Records Bureau directly. If you wish to submit a Freedom of Information Request to the
formation Request to the
Criminal Records Bureau their addr
cords Burea
ess is a
u their addr
s
ess is a  follows:

CRB Freedom of Information Officer
m of Information Officer
PO Box 165
Liverpool
L69 3JD

I would like to thank you for your interest in the Norfolk Constabulary, and I can confirm that a copy
of this response will be
of this resp
publish
onse will be
ed in the “
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the following web-link:
the following
http://www.norfolk.police.uk/foi_disclosurelog.cfm?bctrail=0,540

Should you have any further queries concerning this request, please contact me quoting the
reference number shown above.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Kindleysides
Freedom of Information Department
Norfolk Constabulary

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Information’ web-site;
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/

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Information Act (2000).

If you are unhappy with how your request has been handled, or if you think the decision is
incorrect, you have the right to ask the Norfolk Constabulary to review their decision.

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If you are dissatisfied with the decision made by the Norfolk Constabulary under the Freedom of
Information Act (2000), regarding access to information, you must notify the Norfolk Constabulary
that you are requesting a review within 2 months of the date of its response to your Freedom of
Information request. Requests for a review should be made in writing and addressed to:
Freedom of Information Decision Maker
Professional Standards Department
Norfolk Constabulary
Operations and Communications Centre
Jubilee House
Falconers Chase
Wymondham
Norfolk NR18 0WW

In all possible circumstances the Norfolk Constabulary will aim to respond to your complaint within
2 months.

The Information Commissioner.

After lodging a request for a review with the Norfolk Constabulary, if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision, you can apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision on whether the request
for information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner please visit their
website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk or contact them at the address shown below:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700