FOI request: domestic abuse

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Hello,

I am writing to make a FOI request.

Please can you tell me how many police officers in your force have been under investigation for perpetrating domestic abuse related incidents in each of the years 2017, 2016, and 2015.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to this with page references and URLs if necessary.

Yours faithfully,
Basia Cummings

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Dear Basia Cummings

 

FOI Request Reference: 19554/18

 

Thank you for your request for information, received 31 October 2018.

 

REQUEST

 

Please can you tell me how many police officers in your force have been
under investigation for perpetrating domestic abuse related incidents in
each of the years 2017, 2016, and 2015.

 

RESPONSE

 

Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in
response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The
information you requested has previously been released and is available on
the West Midlands Police website at the following link:

 

[1]https://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/offi...

 

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Dear West Midlands Police,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of West Midlands Police's handling of my FOI request 'FOI request: domestic abuse'.

The response to your request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, WMP should have responded by now.

Yours faithfully,

Basia Cummings

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Good Morning Ms Cummings

Please see attached response which was sent to you on 02/11/2018.

Many thanks

Andrea Mobberley
Freedom of Information Unit
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