Home Office Approved/authorised equipment

The request was refused by British Broadcasting Corporation.

Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Does the BBC or any company contracted by the BBC for the purpose of carrying out any statutory functions use any surveillance/detection equipment which requires authorisation from or has been approved for use by the home office ?

If the answer to the above is yes what equipment has been used ?

Yours faithfully,

frazer molyneux

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

7 August 2014

Reference: RFI20141276

Dear Frazer Molyneux,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, about detection/surveillane equpitment. Your request was received on 6th August 2014. We will deal with your request as promptly as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days.

If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at the above address.

Kind regards,

The Information Policy & Compliance Team

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dear Mr Molyneux

 

Please find attached the response to your request for information,
reference RFI20141276

 

 

Yours sincerely,

The Information Policy and Complaince Team

 

BBC Information Policy and Compliance

BC2B6, Broadcast Centre

201 Wood Lane

London W12 7TP, UK

 

Website: [1]www.bbc.co.uk/foi

Email: [2]mailto:[BBC request email]

Tel: 020 8008 2882

Fax: 020 8008 2398

 

 

 

 

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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of British Broadcasting Corporation's handling of my FOI request 'Home Office Approved/authorised equipment'.

Hi thanks for your response it does not however completely answer the question.

My question is in two parts I accept that the second part of the question in which I ask you to identify what equipment has been used falls under the exemption. I therefore do not dispute this.

However I do believe you have not answered the first part of the question specifically, confirming or denying if any of the equipment for the purposes of carrying out statutory functions is approved for use by or requires authorisation from the home office.

I believe it is a simple case of is any of the equipment approved for use by the home office ??

Does any of the equipment require authorisation by the home office before its use. ??

I hope this has clarified what I am looking for and strikes the right balance between the public interest and your need to maintain effective enforcement. I believe this would because I am not asking you to identify the specific equipment in use.

many thanks

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/h...

Yours faithfully,

frazer molyneux

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Mr Molyneux,

We have received your request for an internal review relating to RFI20141276. The information you requested related to surveillance/detection equipment.  Your request for an internal review was received 03 September 2014.  We shall deal with the review as promptly as possible and, at the latest, within 20 working days.  If you have any queries please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your internal review is IR2014060

BBC Information Policy and Compliance    
BC2B6, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane,
London, W12 7TP

Website: www.bbc.co.uk/foi/
Email: [BBC request email]
Tel: 020 8008 2883
Fax: 020 8008 2398

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dear Mr Molyneux

Please find attached the response to your request for an internal review, reference IR2014060.

Yours sincerely

BBC Information Policy and Compliance

Broadcast Centre BC2 B6
White City
London
W12 7TS

Website: www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: mailto:[BBC request email]
Tel: 020 8008 2883
Fax: 020 8008 2398

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