Disciplinary Report and Outcome(s) of
HMP Britain made this Freedom of Information request to Independent Office for Police Conduct This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Sir or Madam,
As you are aware, a senior investigator with the IPCC--Mr Kevin Hamilton--was suspended following his arrest for harassing a neighbour pending an investigation in 2006.
I am very interested in the investigation and any reports that were compiled. I am not familiar with the police procedure for disciplinary matters and therefore am unable to request specific documents.
Pursuant to Section 10 of FOI Code of Practice:
"providing an outline of the different kinds of information which might meet the terms of the request;
providing access to detailed catalogues and indexes, where these are available, to help the applicant ascertain the nature and extent of the information held by the authority"
Would you please be kind enough to provide me a 'detailed catalogue' of materials held that you feel is relevant to my request.
Yours faithfully,
HMP Britain
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Your Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your e-mail dated 31 August 2009, in which you ask for
information about Kevin Hamilton following his arrest for harassment. In
your e-mail you ask for details about the investigation, and for any
reports that were compiled by the IPCC.
I am writing to advise you that, in accordance with section 1(1)(a) and
1(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act:
1.-(1) Any person making a request for information to a public authority
is entitled-
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request, and
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him
Kindly note that the investigation was conducted by the police, the IPCC
did not conduct an investigation into the offence. Kevin Hamilton has
resigned from the IPCC. We do not hold any information about the
investigation or any reports about the offence of harassment. Therefore,
this information is not held by the IPCC.
You may wish to ask Cheshire Constabulary to find out if they hold this
information, their contact details are as follows:
Cheshire Constabulary Headquarters
Clemonds Hey
Oakmere Road
Winsford
CW7 2UA
E-mail: [email address]
I have carefully considered your request under the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act. If you are not satisfied with this response
you may request an independent internal review by our FOI appeals
officer, who has had no involvement in dealing with your request.
If you wish to appeal against this decision, please contact:
Freedom of Information Act Appeals
IPCC
90 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6BH
E mails should be clearly marked 'Appeal against FOI decision' and sent
to: [IPCC request email].
Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have
a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner; however, I should
point out that under section 50(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act,
you are obliged to exhaust the IPCC's own internal complaint mechanism
before complaining to the Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely,
Vangie
Ms Vangie Parker
Freedom of Information Officer
independent police complaints commission
90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6BH
Tel: 0207 166 3000
Fax: 0207 404 0430
E mail for IPCC FOI Unit: [IPCC request email]
Dear Vangie Parker,
Many thanks for email today. You stated that you hold no information related to my request.
Perhaps I did not make this clear in my request but I was interested in an index of documents surrounding the the offence and IPCC response.
As I stated in my original request to yourself, I am unfamiliar with the police procedure concerning disciplinary matters, however I would imagine an index of documents to include but not be limited to:
* Minutes of meetings concerning Mr Hamilton's employment status.
* Communication between yourselves and Cheshire Police.
* Communication between yourselves and Mr Hamilton concerning his suspension.
* Mr Hamilton's resignation letter.
I am aware much of this information may be exempt from FOIA release however, I only requested an index or catalogue of held information.
Yours sincerely,
HMP Britain
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Independent Police Complaints Commission's handling of my FOI request 'Disciplinary Report and Outcome(s) of'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/di...
I have previously contacted you hoping you could clarify some of the information. Sadly you have not acknowledged my email and I therefore request and internal review. I attach my email for your information:
Dear Vangie Parker,
Many thanks for email today. You stated that you hold no
information related to my request.
Perhaps I did not make this clear in my request but I was
interested in an index of documents surrounding the the offence and
IPCC response.
As I stated in my original request to yourself, I am unfamiliar
with the police procedure concerning disciplinary matters, however
I would imagine an index of documents to include but not be limited
to:
* Minutes of meetings concerning Mr Hamilton's employment status.
* Communication between yourselves and Cheshire Police.
* Communication between yourselves and Mr Hamilton concerning his
suspension.
* Mr Hamilton's resignation letter.
I am aware much of this information may be exempt from FOIA release
however, I only requested an index or catalogue of held
information.
Yours sincerely,
HMP Britain
Yours faithfully,
HMP Britain
Dear HMP Britian
Thank you for your email dated 22nd September 2009. Your request for an
internal review has been passed to the Appeals Officer she will reponsed
to you shortly.
Yours sincerely
Ms Cass
FOI Team
IPCC
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