Hate crime statistics for Worcester following Brexit

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Dear West Mercia Police,

I would like to request information regarding statistics on whether hate crimes increased in Worcester following the decision to leave the EU.

Yours faithfully,

Ella Iggulden

Information Compliance West Mercia, West Mercia Police

Dear Ms Lggulden

I write in connection with your request for information below. In order to be able to respond to your request I require further information from you. Please would you clarify what time period your request covers.

Please also be advised that Section 8(1)(b) of FOI legislation indicates that the real name of an applicant should be used when requesting information and not any other name, for example, a pseudonym. Title and/or first name with surname satisfies the requirement for provision of a real name and you have provided a first and second name, but in order to validate this and proceed with a request we would require proof of this name please.
Should you wish to proceed with an amended request please provide formal proof of your name to the Information Compliance Unit at the address shown below. This is for validation purposes only, in order that we can ascertain that your request is valid under Section 8(1)(b) of FOIA.

After receiving your reply, your request will then be considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

However, if the requested additional information has not been received by 16th January 2017. I will assume you no longer wish to proceed with this request and will treat it as withdrawn.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment from you. If you chose not to make a payment then your request will remain unanswered.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Mrs R Williams
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
PO Box 55
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP
01905 331545 / 331565

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