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Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland,

I am interested in the decision making with regard to Term Time working ( may also be known as Flexible Working)

Can you tell me:

1. For the current calendar year, how many Police Staff Applied for Term Time/Flexible Working.
Please respond by Grade, gender, and length of absence applied for. Length of absence actually approved.

2. For the previous calendar year, how many Police Staff Applied for Term Time/Flexible Working.
Please respond by Grade, gender, and length of absence applied for. Length of absence actually approved.

3. Internal policies relating to the Term time/Flexible working decision making process.

Yours faithfully,

Kevin Harris

Police Service of Northern Ireland

This e-mail has been marked OFFICIAL [PUBLIC];

2nd May 2019

Dear Mr. Harris,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 2nd May 2019
which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 2nd
May 2019.  I note you seek access to the following information:

Flexible Working/Term Time Decisions

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. A response should be sent to you within 20 working
days however I would like to advise you that PSNI are currently
experiencing a delay in the processing of requests and we aim to respond
to your request as soon as possible.

If your request is unclear and clarification is required the 20 day
legislative time limit dictated by the Freedom of Information Act 2000
will be stopped until we receive clarification of your request. The ICO
guidance at paragraph 40 of the link below sets out that the clock begins
anew the day after the clarification is received. It states

“If the requester subsequently provides enough detail to enable the
authority to identify and locate the information, then the authority must
respond to the clarified request within a new 20 working day time limit
with the ‘clock’ starting the day after it receives the required
clarification. “

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In the event where the cost of complying with the request would exceed the
“appropriate level”, which is fixed at £450, as stated in the Freedom of
Information Regulations 2004, it is the policy of the PSNI to close the
request. You will however be notified of this decision and given an
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If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision
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investigate the matter at his discretion.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Unit
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

This e-mail has been marked OFFICIAL [PUBLIC];

5th June 2019

Dear Mr. Harris,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 2nd May 2019
which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 2nd
May 2019.  I note you seek access to the following information:

Flexible Working/Term Time Decisions

To enable the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to meet your
request could you please provide further clarification on the following

Is your request only around term time applications made by staff or should
the information include all information in respect of all flexible working
applications made by staff?

You should be aware that the 20 day legislative time limit dictated by the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 has been stopped. Once we receive
clarification of your request a new 20 working day time limit will
commence.

Please send clarification of your request by writing to Freedom of
Information Team, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road Belfast BT5 6LE or by
email to [email address]. Alternatively, if you wish to discuss
your request or have any additional queries you can contact the FOI Unit
on 028 9070 0164.

Yours sincerely,

June

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Unit
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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