Official Sensitive

Information Rights Unit
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
  United Kingdom

  Our Ref: 01/FOI/19/012063

  Date: 24/10/2019

Dear Sir/Madam,

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/19/012063

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 22/10/2019.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

Could you please provide me with the following information. Including both
Civil Staff and Police Officers, both uniformed and plain clothed,
including those now retired or no longer employed and also those currently
suspended, how many formal complaints have you received against staff for
domestic violence in all 33 boroughs of London

This is to inform you that the MPS are unable to proceed with your request
as we require further information from you.  

Please provide a time frame for your request. Are you requesting
information from Oct 2018 to Oct 2019? or the last few years including
2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019? Please be more specific in your request. 

After receiving your reply, your request will then be considered and you
will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.

However, if the requested additional information has not been received
by 21/11/2019 I will assume you no longer wish to proceed with this
request and will treat it as withdrawn.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me on  or via email at [email address], quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

Ramiz Malik

 
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

Information Rights Unit

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.ico.org.uk.  Alternatively, write to or
phone:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Phone: 0303 123 1113

NOTICE - This email and any attachments are solely for the intended
recipient and may be confidential.  If you have received this email in
error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system.  Do not
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Service (MPS) communication systems are monitored to the extent permitted
by law and any email and/or attachments may be read by monitoring staff. 
Only specified personnel are authorised to conclude binding agreements on
behalf of the MPS by email and no responsibility is accepted for
unauthorised agreements reached with other personnel.  While reasonable
precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this
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    Official Sensitive

Information Rights Unit
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
  United Kingdom

  Our Ref: 01/FOI/19/012063

  Date: 11/11/2019

Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/19/012063

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 22/10/2019.

DECISION

I have decided that, in accordance with Section 8 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act), your enquiry is not considered a valid
request.

REASON FOR DECISION

A request under the Act is required by statute to include your name and an
address for correspondence.  As you have not provided your NAME I have
decided that the requirement outlined by Section 8(1)(b) has not been met.

The name you have replied with is different to the original applicant.

In order for the MPS to proceed with your request you are required to
provide the information outlined above.  If for any reason you are unable
to do so, please contact me for assistance or seek assistance from any
other available source.

We will consider your resubmitted request upon receipt as long as it meets
the requirements stated above. You will receive a response within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me on  or via email at [email address], quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Ramiz Malik

LEGAL ANNEX

Section 8(1) of the Act provides:

(1)       In this Act any reference to a "request for information" is a
reference to such a request which- 

(a) is in writing, 

(b) states the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence,
and 

(c) describes the information requested. 

(2)      For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a request is to be treated
as made in writing where the text of the request- 

(a) is transmitted by electronic means, 

(b) is received in legible form, and 

(c) is capable of being used for subsequent reference.

 
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

Information Rights Unit

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.ico.org.uk.  Alternatively, write to or
phone:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Phone: 0303 123 1113

NOTICE - This email and any attachments are solely for the intended
recipient and may be confidential.  If you have received this email in
error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system.  Do not
use, copy or disclose the information contained in this email or in any
attachment without the permission of the sender.  Metropolitan Police
Service (MPS) communication systems are monitored to the extent permitted
by law and any email and/or attachments may be read by monitoring staff. 
Only specified personnel are authorised to conclude binding agreements on
behalf of the MPS by email and no responsibility is accepted for
unauthorised agreements reached with other personnel.  While reasonable
precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this
email, its security and that of any attachments cannot be guaranteed.

Dear Madam,

Thank you for clarifying your name. Your request (Reference No: 01/FOI/19/012063) has since been closed.

Please confirm if you would like to resubmit the same request. Please also provide a time frame to work with.

Kind regards

R Malik - HQ Strategy & Governance

Ramiz Malik | Triage Case Officer | Information Rights Unit
Strategy & Insight | Strategy & Governance | METHQ | Metropolitan Police Service
Email: [email address] 
Address: Information Rights Unit, PO Box 313, SIDCUP DA15 0HH

GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: OFFICIAL
Not Suitable for Publication:
Recipients of this email should be aware that all communications within and to and from the Metropolitan Police Service are subject to consideration for release under the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations. The MPS will consider all information suitable for release unless there are valid and proportionate public interest reasons not to, therefore, sensitive information not for public disclosure must be highlighted as such.

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    Official Sensitive

Information Rights Unit
PO Box 313
Sidcup
DA15 0HH
  United Kingdom

  Our Ref: 01/FOI/19/012559

  Date: 28/11/2019

Dear  Del Rey

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/19/012559

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 27/11/2019.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

Could you please provide me with the following information. Including both
Civil Staff and Police Officers, both uniformed and plain clothed,
including those now retired or no longer employed and also those currently
suspended, how many formal complaints have you received against staff for
domestic violence in all 33 boroughs of London

This is to inform you that the MPS are unable to proceed with your request
as we require further information from you.  

Please provide a time frame for your request e.g. are you requesting
information within 2019 or the last 5 years?

After receiving your reply, your request will then be considered and you
will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.

However, if the requested additional information has not been received
by 30/12/2019 I will assume you no longer wish to proceed with this
request and will treat it as withdrawn.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me on  or via email at [email address], quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

Ramiz Malik

 
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

Information Rights Unit

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.ico.org.uk.  Alternatively, write to or
phone:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Phone: 0303 123 1113

NOTICE - This email and any attachments are solely for the intended
recipient and may be confidential.  If you have received this email in
error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system.  Do not
use, copy or disclose the information contained in this email or in any
attachment without the permission of the sender.  Metropolitan Police
Service (MPS) communication systems are monitored to the extent permitted
by law and any email and/or attachments may be read by monitoring staff. 
Only specified personnel are authorised to conclude binding agreements on
behalf of the MPS by email and no responsibility is accepted for
unauthorised agreements reached with other personnel.  While reasonable
precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this
email, its security and that of any attachments cannot be guaranteed.

Dear  Ms Del Rey

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/19/012559

Please see the attached in respect of your Freedom of Information request
referenced above.

Yours sincerely

 I Burgess

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

Information Rights Unit

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.ico.org.uk.  Alternatively, write to or
phone:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Phone: 0303 123 1113

NOTICE - This email and any attachments are solely for the intended
recipient and may be confidential.  If you have received this email in
error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system.  Do not
use, copy or disclose the information contained in this email or in any
attachment without the permission of the sender.  Metropolitan Police
Service (MPS) communication systems are monitored to the extent permitted
by law and any email and/or attachments may be read by monitoring staff. 
Only specified personnel are authorised to conclude binding agreements on
behalf of the MPS by email and no responsibility is accepted for
unauthorised agreements reached with other personnel.  While reasonable
precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this
email, its security and that of any attachments cannot be guaranteed.