Dear Mr Egg

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2013110001485
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 13/11/2013.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

* A copy of all emails sent to and sent by Graham Morris, head of SCO26,
dated between 01/11/2013 and 13/11/2013.

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act).  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 or containing a reference
to a third party.  In some circumstances the MPS may be unable to
achieve this deadline.  If this is likely you will be informed and
given a revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet, which details your
right of complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
write or contact Yvette Taylor on telephone number 0207 230 6267
quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Yvette Taylor
Information Manager
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the decision is incorrect?

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review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.  

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision
of the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act)
regarding access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS
to have the decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days
from the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied
with the decision you may make application 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
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Information Commissioner's Office
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Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone:  01625 545 700

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Dear Mr Egg

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2013110001485

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 13/11/2013.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

* A copy of all emails sent to and sent by Graham Morris, head of SCO26,
dated between 01/11/2013 and 13/11/2013.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), we have 20 working
days to respond to a request for information unless we are considering
whether the information requested is covered by one of the 'qualified
exemptions' (exemptions which must be tested against the public interest
before deciding whether they apply to the information in question).

Unfortunately, it has not been possible to complete your request for
information within 20 working days. i apologise for any inconvenience
caused. The response time has been extended.

I can now advise you that the amended date for a response is 14/01/2014.  

May I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

If you are dissatisfied with this response please read the attached paper
entitled Complaint Rights which explains how to make a complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me on 0207 230 6267 or at the address at the top of this letter,
quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Yvette Taylor
Information Manager
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.  

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application 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.
 Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone:  01625 545 700

Total Policing is the Met's commitment to be on the streets and in your
communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are
here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

Consider our environment - please do not print this email unless
absolutely necessary.

NOTICE - This email and any attachments may be confidential, subject to
copyright and/or legal privilege and are intended solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it from your system.  To avoid incurring
legal liabilities, you must not distribute or copy the information in this
email without the permission of the sender. MPS communication systems are
monitored to the extent permitted by law.  Consequently, any email and/or
attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
email. The MPS accepts no responsibility for unauthorised agreements
reached with other employees or agents.  The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

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Dear Mr Egg

Thank you for your e-mail.

Apologies the request has not been extended due to the considerations of qualified exemptions. It has been extended due to consideration of Section 40 (personal information)for the information you have requested.

Thank you

Yvette Taylor

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Dear Mr Egg

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2013110001485

I respond in connection with your request for information which was
received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 13/11/2013.  I note
you seek access to the following information:

A copy of all emails sent to and sent by Graham Morris, head of SCO26,
dated between 01/11/2013 and 13/11/2013.

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within the MPS
to locate information relevant to your request.

EXTENT OF SEARCHES TO LOCATE INFORMATION

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted
within Specialist Crime and Operations.

RESULT OF SEARCHES

I have considered your request for information within the provisions set
out by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). I can confirm that
the requested information is held by the MPS.

The searches located E-Mails relevant to your request.

DECISION

I have today decided to disclose E-mails sent to and by Graham Morris
dated between 01/11/2013 and 13/11/2013.  
I have placed an exemption on personal information such as names,
addresses, telephone numbers and other information that if disclosed
 would assist in the identification of individuals who would not expect
their personal details to be disclosed. Therefore, the personal details of
police officers below the rank of Chief inspector and Police Staff
equivalents have been redacted. I have also redacted non relevant
information such as protective markers, E-mails not within your chosen
date range, links to other documents etc. Exemptions have been applied by
virtue of the provision provided by the following sections of the Act:

Section 40(2)(3) - Personal information

Details of exemptions referred to in this letter are included in the Legal
Annex.

Information and Reasons for Decision

The enclosed attachments are redacted copies of the E-Mails you requested.

Section 40 (2) & (3) - Personal Information

Under Section 40(2) and (3) of the Act, public authorities are able to
withhold information where its release would identify any living
individual and breach the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998
(DPA).

I have applied this exemption because the names, addresses etc of the
individuals identified by this documentation constitutes personal data
which would, if released, be in breach of the rights provided by the DPA.

The eight principles of the DPA govern the way in which data controllers
must manage personal data. Under principle one of the DPA, personal data
must be processed fairly and lawfully. I consider that the release of the
names of officers/staff and/or other persons that are recorded within the
requested documentation constitutes personal data. The release of this
information would be unfair as the persons concerned would have no
reasonable expectation that the MPS would make this information publicly
available.

In reaching my decision, I have, in each case, given due regard to
Condition one and six of Schedule 2 of the DPA.
Condition one of the DPA requires that consideration is given to whether
consent for disclosure has been given whilst Condition six requires that
consideration is given to whether disclosure would constitute legitimate
processing of that data.

Having considered both conditions, I have established that no consent is
present or would likely be received to release this information.

This exemption is both absolute and class based. When this exemption is
applied, it is accepted that harm would result from disclosure. There is
accordingly no requirement to consider whether release of information is
in the public interest or demonstrate what harm would result from
disclosure.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

If you are dissatisfied with this response please read the attached paper
entitled Complaint Rights which explains how to make a complaint.  

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me on 0207 230 6267 or at the address at the top of this letter,
quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Yvette Taylor
Information Manager

In complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information, the
Metropolitan Police Service will not breach the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the
enclosed information will continue to be protected by law.  Applications
for the copyright owner's written permission to reproduce any part of the
attached information should be addressed to MPS Directorate of Legal
Services, 1st Floor (Victoria Block), New Scotland Yard, Victoria, London,
SW1H 0BG.
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.  

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Public Access Office
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application 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.
 Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone:  01625 545 700

Legal Annex

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 any provision in
part II relating to the duty to confirm or deny is relevant to the request
or 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.

Section 40(2)(a)(b) and (3)(a)(i)(ii) (b) of the Act provides:
(2) Any information to which a request for information relates is also
exempt information if-
       
        (a) it constitutes personal data which do not fall within
subsection (1), and
        (b) either the first or the second condition below is satisfied.

(3) The first condition is-

        (a) in a case where the information falls within any of paragraphs
(a) to (d) of the definition of "data" in section 1(1) of the [1998 c.
29.] Data Protection Act 1998, that         the disclosure of the
information to a member of the public otherwise than under this Act would
contravene-
               
                (i) any of the data protection principles, or
                (ii) section 10 of that Act (right to prevent processing
likely to cause damage or distress), and

        (b) in any other case, that the disclosure of the information to a
member of the public otherwise than under this Act would contravene any of
the data protection                 principles if the exemptions in
section 33A(1) of the [1998 c. 29.] Data Protection Act 1998 (which relate
to manual data held by public authorities) were disregarded.

Total Policing is the Met's commitment to be on the streets and in your
communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are
here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

Consider our environment - please do not print this email unless
absolutely necessary.

NOTICE - This email and any attachments may be confidential, subject to
copyright and/or legal privilege and are intended solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it from your system.  To avoid incurring
legal liabilities, you must not distribute or copy the information in this
email without the permission of the sender. MPS communication systems are
monitored to the extent permitted by law.  Consequently, any email and/or
attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
email. The MPS accepts no responsibility for unauthorised agreements
reached with other employees or agents.  The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

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