I have evidence of Northumbria Police policy to delete information relating to ACPO officers from their systems - Martin McGartland
Martin McGartland
26 September 2018
Dear Staffordshire Police,
Under FOIA I would like to know if your officers (Anti Corruption Unit ...) who are investigating Northumbria Police are aware of this:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/n...
I am happy to speak with your officers if required and also concerning Northumbria Police (The most Corrupt force in the UK when it concerns me, my cases) other issues that may be helpful.
I will email PCC Vera Baird, CC Winton Keenen, NP PSD this evening to make them aware that I am consenting for them to pass on my email address to your officers (if it is required) and in event they do need to contact me.
Yours faithfully,
Martin McGartland
Dear Mr McGartland,
Thank you for your email but this does not constitute a Freedom of Information request as outlined within Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act.
The FOI Act relates to recorded information, you appear to be asking for opinion/comment. The act does not require a body to create information in order to fulfil any, or all parts of a request.
Therefore this question has not been recorded as a valid request.
Please see the below website which may be helpful:
https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/offici...
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Central Disclosure Unit
Staffordshire Police HQ
P.O. Box 3167
Stafford
ST16 9JZ
E: [Staffordshire Police request email]
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Burglary arrest of Northumbria Police Chief singer son 'hushed up' ....
Police are accused of hushing-up arrest of senior officer's singer son for £30,000 break-in
Son of a senior Northumbria Police officer was arrested on suspicion of burglary
Damage of around £30,000 was caused to a shop in Sunderland after a flat party
But details of Matthew Vant's arrest were wiped from internal police computer
An IPCC probe found assistant chief constable Greg Vant had no case to answer
But whistleblower said it's 'one rule for the public and one for friends of police'
By KEIRAN SOUTHERN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 18:15 GMT, 21 January 2018 | UPDATED: 10:44 GMT, 22 January 2018
A police force has been accused of covering up the arrest of a senior officer's son after he was held on suspicion of a break-in but details of the incident were wiped from the database.
Matthew Vant was quizzed on suspicion of burglary and criminal damage following a flat party when he was a 19-year-old student in Sunderland.
It was alleged a shop below the flat, Cartridge World, was trashed and detectives discovered ink scrawled all over the walls and several computers were missing.
A vintage record collection was also missing, according to The Sunday Times.
Northumbria Police detectives probing the November 2009 incident estimated the damage to be £30,000.
Punk rocker Vant is lead singer of a band called Vant and has performed at Glastonbury and on Radio 1.
His father, Greg, is a former assistant chief constable of Northumbria Police.
Following the arrest, the force allowed the matter to be resolved through the community resolution scheme and Greg Vant paid the shop owner £1,000.
The settlements do not result in a criminal record.
Details of the incident were deleted from the internal police database in what is alleged to have been an attempt to prevent leaks to the media.
It is said details of the arrest were printed off and secretly kept in Northumbria Police's safe.
A source told the Sunday Times: 'It seems it is one rule for the public and another for friends of Northumbria police.'
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) received a complaint about the incident in 2016 and following a review found Greg Vant had no case to answer.
He denies any wrongdoing and said the decision to delete the details of the incident was taken by a colleague.
Northumbria Police said the police watchdog had found no evidence of misconduct. I Bet, ONLY BECAUSE THE
IOPC/IPCC IS AS CORRUPT AS Northumbria Police. Worth noting that the IOPC/IPCC are covering up their *WHITEWASH) Report into the matter...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...