Copy of press release

Good afternoon

Thank you for your request for information which has been logged today under the above reference number.

Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject to the information not being exempt.

If you no longer require the information, please inform us at your earliest convenience.

Kind Regards,

Martine Frankland
Data and Information Sharing Officer
Freedom of Information
Information Management
Digital Policing

*   Email:  [email address]
(    Work Telephone: 01924 296006
+   Address: West Yorkshire Police, Information Management, PO Box 9, Laburnum Road, Wakefield.  WF1 3QP

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Good morning,

Please see the attached document in relation to your information request. 

Kind regards, 

Janice Griffin

Data and Information Sharing Officer 

Freedom of Information 

Information Management 

Digital Policing 

*   Email:  [1][email address] 
(    Work Telephone: 01924 553596
+   Address: West Yorkshire Police, Information Management, PO Box 9,
Laburnum Road, Wakefield.  WF1 3QP  

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Good afternoon

I have logged your request for an internal review. You will be contacted once the outcome has been established. Please note your new reference number above.

Kind Regards,

Martine Frankland
Data and Information Sharing Officer
Freedom of Information
Information Management
Digital Policing

*   Email:  [email address]
(    Work Telephone: 01924553596
+   Address: West Yorkshire Police, Information Management, PO Box 9, Laburnum Road, Wakefield.  WF1 3QP

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Good Afternoon,

Thank you for your request for information received by West Yorkshire
Police on 11/12/23.

You requested the following information:

I am writing to request an internal review of West Yorkshire Police's
handling of my FOI request 'Copy of press release'.

May I respectfully request that the reviewer considers the following
points:

1. The incident that occurred in Rayleigh Street, Bradford was the murder
of a 50 year old male in the early hours of 14th October, 2013. It was
linked, by the Mitsubishi vehicle, to an earlier incident in Farway, Holme
Wood, Bradford.

2. Because of the nature of the attack on the subject male (firearm and
acid), the criminal  investigation became high profile.

3. It became clear during the criminal trial that the police investigation
was codenamed Operation Posehaven.

4. The appeal for information about the Mitsubishi was fronted by the
senior investigating officer (SIO), Supt Wallen. It was made approximately
one week after the incident.

5. The convictions of four men at the conclusion of the murder trial have
been the subject of appeal to the Court of Appeal (heard in June, 2016)
and numerous subsequent applications to the Criminal Case Review
Commission.

6. At least one, and possibly two, of those applications is extant.

7. One of the applications, submitted by the individual referred to as
'the principal', has resulted in a referral by the CCRC back to the Court
of Appeal.

8. In those circumstances, it is inconceivable that, absent of a positive
action of deletion or destruction, West Yorkshire Police does not hold the
requested information.

In the light of the WYP response I request the following further
information (it is understood that this will fall under a new reference
number):

A. On what date was 'the system used to log this information replaced'?

B. What information is held regarding the rationale for not transferring
data from the old system to the new?

C. At what rank was that decision made?

D. Did the decision not to transfer information from old to new conform
with the College of Policing's Authorised Professional Practice?

E. Which business areas (eg HMET, PSD, press office) provided responses in
connection with FOI request 1870904/23?

F. At what rank was the finalisation of that same FOI response quality
assured?

G. Copies of internal correspondence relating to FOI request 1870904/23.
As FOI requests are, by law, 'applicant blind' this should not involve my
personal data. Which would, of course, involve a data subject access
request.

Section 17 of the Act provides:

(1) A public authority which, in relation to any request for information,
is to any extent relying on a claim that information is exempt information
must, within the time for complying with Section 1(1), give the applicant
a notice which:-

(a) states the fact,

(b) specifies the exemption in question, and

(c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption
applies.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 obliges us to respond to requests
promptly and in any case no later than 20 working days after receiving
your request. We must consider firstly whether we can comply with S1(1)(a)
of the Act, which is our duty to confirm whether or not the information
requested is held and secondly we must comply with S1(1)(b), which is the
provision of such information. However, when a qualified exemption applies
either to the confirmation or denial or the information provision and the
public interest test is engaged, the Act allows the time for response to
be longer than 20 working days, if the balance of such public interest is
undetermined by virtue of Section 30 – Investigations and Proceedings
Conducted by a Public Authority.

In this case, we have not yet reached a decision on where the balance of
the public interest lies in respect of either of the above obligations. We
estimate that it will take an additional 20 working days to take a
decision on where this balance lies.

I would like to apologise in advance for the delay in responding to your
request. Please be assured that we will endeavour to send a response out
to you as soon as possible.

Kind regards

Rebecca Fawcett

Data and Information Sharing Officer

Disclosure Unit

Tel: 01924 296006

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monitor incoming and outgoing e-mail messages and cannot accept liability
or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content and, as
internet communications should not be considered as secure, for changes
made to this message after it was sent. Any views or opinions expressed in
this message may not be those of the West Yorkshire Police. This email was
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Good Morning,

Please find attached a response to your request for an Internal Review:

Rebecca Fawcett

Data and Information Sharing Officer

Disclosure Unit

Tel: 01924 553596.

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This email transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged
information and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the
intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, retention or
reliance upon the contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) is
strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this in
error, please use the reply function to notify us immediately and
permanently delete the email and any attachment(s) from your computer or
electronic device. West Yorkshire Police reserves the rights to routinely
monitor incoming and outgoing e-mail messages and cannot accept liability
or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content and, as
internet communications should not be considered as secure, for changes
made to this message after it was sent. Any views or opinions expressed in
this message may not be those of the West Yorkshire Police. This email was
scanned for viruses by the West Yorkshire Polices' anti-virus services and
on leaving the Force was found to be virus and malware free. You must take
full responsibility for any subsequent virus or malware checking.

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