Internal Auditors

The request was partially successful.

Dear North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner,

I notice that at some point you changed auditors from Veritau.
1. Can you furnish all recorded information regarding the decision/reason /process for changing internal auditors.

2. Please provide the call for tenders, numbers and bidders prices and how selection was made.

3. For the last 5 years please provide the costs paid out for the standard internal audit, and separately any additional fees for extra services.

4. Please furnish the contract and SLA and the length of each.

Thank you

Gwen

Thank you very much for your email.

 

This is an automated response to confirm receipt of your email, you will
receive this email each time you contact my office. 

While I have not yet had the chance to read your message, I wanted you to
know it has been safely received and will be acted on.

I receive a very high volume of correspondence and telephone calls each
day, dealing with them in the order in which they are received.

I aim to respond to all correspondence as quickly as possible and do
appreciate your patience. Please feel free to call the office on 01423 569
562 if you would like an update.

There are strict constituency protocols that Police and Crime
Commissioners must follow, one of these states that Commissioners should
only help people from their own constituency.With this in mind it
important that you include your full name, address and contact details. If
you have not, please resend your email with this information.

Newsletter
I send out a newsletter to update constituents on what I am doing as a
Police and Crime Commissioner. If you would like to receive my newsletter,
please sign up at: [1]http://eepurl.com/_vz89

Once again thank you for taking the time to contact me.

 

Julia Mulligan

Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire

References

Visible links
1. http://eepurl.com/_vz89

Dear Ms Swinburn,

Thank you for your email below to the office.

I have sent the below FOI through to the Civil Disclosure team at North Yorkshire Police.

Kind Regards

Holly Earnshaw
Caseworker to the Police & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire
 
Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
for North Yorkshire
 
Website: http://www.northyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northyorkspcc
OPCC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/northyorkspcc

12 Granby Road | Harrogate | North Yorkshire | HG1 4ST
: 01423 569 562 | :  [email address]
Unclassified / Protect / Restricted
If you are requesting information under either the Freedom of Information Act, the Data Protection Act or the Environmental Information Regulations and do not receive an acknowledgement within two working days please forward your request by email to [email address]
 
This e-mail is personal and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please contact the sender immediately. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus and / or other defects which might affect any computer or IT systems into which they are received, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage arising in any way from the receipt or use thereof’.
This email and any files transmitted with it were intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know by return.
Please think before you print.

show quoted sections

Dear North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner's handling of my FOI request 'Internal Auditors'. As it has not been responded to.

[ GIVE DETAILS ABOUT YOUR COMPLAINT HERE ]

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

Yours faithfully,

Gwen Swinburn

Good Morning Ms Swinburn,

I have sent the following request through to the Civil Disclosure team at North Yorkshire Police.

Kind Regards

Holly Earnshaw
Caseworker to the Police & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire
 
Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
for North Yorkshire
 
Website: http://www.northyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northyorkspcc
OPCC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/northyorkspcc

12 Granby Road | Harrogate | North Yorkshire | HG1 4ST
: 01423 569 562 | :  [email address]
Unclassified / Protect / Restricted
If you are requesting information under either the Freedom of Information Act, the Data Protection Act or the Environmental Information Regulations and do not receive an acknowledgement within two working days please forward your request by email to [email address]
 
This e-mail is personal and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please contact the sender immediately. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus and / or other defects which might affect any computer or IT systems into which they are received, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage arising in any way from the receipt or use thereof’.
This email and any files transmitted with it were intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know by return.
Please think before you print.

show quoted sections

Bates, Robert,

Good afternoon,

Following consultation with the relevant business areas, we have established that we have not used Veritau for internal audit purposes as suggested within your request.

The following hyperlink refers to North Yorkshire Police's current contract with Baker Tilly Risk Advisory Services for Internal Auditing services which commenced on 01 October 2015.

https://www.blpd.gov.uk/foi/foicontractv...

We are however able to respond to your request and provide information in connection with the above change in service provider in 2015. We are currently in the process of collating this information and we would be grateful for your patience whilst we endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible.

Kind regards,

Robert Bates
Collar Number 5480
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
North Yorkshire Police

Committed to the Code of Ethics
 
Dial 101, press option 2 and ask for me by my full name or collar number. If using my collar number please state each number individually.
 
Web: www.northyorkshire.police.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NorthYorkshirePolice
Twitter: www.twitter.com/NYorksPolice

show quoted sections

Dear Bates, Robert,

Please can you put this to internal review, I have been very patient.

Yours sincerely,

Gwen Swinburn

Neil Wilby left an annotation ()

Yet another non-compliant FOIA request prevaricated over by North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner.

Request submitted on 8th May, 2017. Two months later, no finalisation or s17 notice issued.

On the extensive evidence I hold, and that available here on the What Do They Know website, Julia Mulligan and her Civil Disclosure Unit, have absolutely no regard for their lawful duties.

Dear Bates, Robert,
I am now referring this to the ICO. I have really been very patient, I'll lodge as a refusal

Yours sincerely,

Gwen Swinburn

Bates, Robert,

I am currently on leave until Thursday 24th August 2017 and will respond to emails upon my return.

Please direct any urgent queries or FOI responses to the Civil Disclosure Unit to ensure all matters are handled within the relevant timescales;

[email address]

Bates, Robert,

2 Attachments

Dear Ms Swinburn,

 

Please find attached North Yorkshire Police’s response to your Freedom of
Information Act request referenced 0121.2017-18. I wish to apologise for
the delay in providing you with our reply, we were required to consult
with a number of stake holders which attributed to the delay.

 

Kind regards,

 

Robert

 

Robert Bates

Collar Number 5480

Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)

North Yorkshire Police

 

Committed to the Code of Ethics

 

Dial 101, press option 2 and ask for me by my full name or collar number.
If using my collar number please state each number individually.

 

Web: [1]www.northyorkshire.police.uk

Facebook: [2]www.facebook.com/NorthYorkshirePolice

Twitter: [3]www.twitter.com/NYorksPolice

 

Please note  that North Yorkshire Police is moving to its new HQ from 5
July 2017. With immediate effect the address is:

 

North Yorkshire Police HQ

Alverton Court

Crosby Road

Northallerton

North Yorkshire

DL6 1BF

 

The DX will remain as DX 68810 Northallerton 2 and telephone numbers will
remain the same.

 

 

References

Visible links
1. http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/
2. http://www.facebook.com/NorthYorkshirePo...
3. http://www.twitter.com/NYorksPolice

Gwen Swinburn left an annotation ()

I think NYP is being economical with the truth here. After ignoring my request and breaching all timeframes NYP was forced by direction of the ICO to furnish a reply. So nearly 7 months later NYP forced to reply.

Gwen Swinburn