Thank you for your communication, your enquiry will be dealt with within
our core office hours and you will be issued with a unique reference
number once your request has been processed and logged. 

 

Essex Police have developed a publication strategy, our aim is to reduce
the demand within the FOI Department and to provide knowledge to the
public to include previous and combined FOI requests together with
relevant links and information.  

  

Please visit this area of our website before submitting FOI requests as
information may already be available.   

 

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Thank you for your request for information, which has been logged under
the above reference number.      

   

Essex Police will endeavor to respond to your application within 20
[1]working days, as set out within the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA).  If a time extension is to be applied to your request, you will be
informed; the reason for the extension will also be provided.      

   

Please note that Essex Police may refuse detailed or multiple requests
that are submitted at the same time, as per [2]Section 14 of the FOIA.
Furthermore, if the information sought is already publicly available, you
may be redirected to our publication scheme:
[3]https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/ac... or other
official links, such as the [4]PFCC, [5]Home Office or the [6]Office for
National Statistics   

    

Should you need to contact us whilst your information request is being
processed, please email [7][Essex Police request email], quoting the above
reference, and a member of the team will assist.     

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Freedom of Information 

Information Rights Team | Information Compliance & Assurance  

Information Management Dept. | Continuous Improvement & Analytics
Directorate 

Essex Police 

Email: [8][Essex Police request email] 

Telephone: 01245 452647 (Open office hours, Monday to Friday or
answerphone facility available) 

Address: Information Rights Team, Information Management Dept., Essex
Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA   

Services offered by Information Rights Team: [9]Information Rights | Essex
Police 

  

Find out what is happening in your area: [10]Your area | Essex Police  

Contact Us: [11]Help us help you | Essex Police   

Report non-emergency crime online: [12]Report | Essex Police 

How do we use your data : [13]Privacy notice | Essex Police 

 

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Thank you for your Freedom of information (FOI) request logged under the
above reference.  

Please accept our apologies in respect of the delay you have experienced,
we have not met the standard of service expected in respect of timeliness.
To explain, we are currently upskilling our workforce in the specialist
area of Freedom of Information, so that we are better equipped to meet the
growing demand for information under this right. We are working hard to
improve our service in this area. 

 

We are now in a position to dedicate time to review our outstanding work
and can respond as below. 

   

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties on public
authorities:    

   

Unless exemptions apply, the first duty (at [1]Section 1(1)(a) is to
confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held.   

The second duty (at [2]Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose information that
has been confirmed as being held.    

However, where exemptions are relied upon ([3]Section 17 of FOIA), there
is a requirement to provide the applicant with an explanation either:  

a) stating the fact   

b) detailing the exemption(s) in question and  

c) why the exemption applies (if not apparent).  

   

Information Request  

Please could you supply me with a screen shot/copy of the front page of
your internal intranet (redacting any sensitive information of course).

FOI Duty  

First Duty – Essex Police does hold information relating to all your
request.   

Second Duty – See below. 

Fact – See below. 

Exemption [4]Section 31(1)(a)(b) Law Enforcement,

  

[5]Section 31(1)(a)(b) Law Enforcement is a prejudice based qualified
exemption and there is a requirement to articulate the harm that would be
caused in releasing all information that is held as well as carrying out a
public interest test.

 

Evidence of Harm -

Disclosing full details held on the internal Essex Police Intranet front
page would provide a person who may be intent on criminal activities with
invaluable information as to the capability / tactical position specific
methods and intelligence collected by Essex Police. This awareness would
reveal vulnerabilities which would ultimately compromise police tactics,
operations and future prosecutions as criminals could counteract the
measures used against them. 

Any information that undermines the operational integrity of our systems
and activities will adversely affect public safety and have a negative
impact on local and National Security.

Essex Police can report as follows:   

Caveat: The information is correct as of 13/02/2025. 

The attached PDF is a copy of a snapshot in time of the Essex Police
Intranet Home Page, taken on 13/02/2025.  Redactions are completed to
protect personal information and sensitive data.

No further information will be provided by virtue of the [6]Section
31(1)(a)(b) Law Enforcement and [7]Section 40(2) Personal Information –
this is an absolute exemption.

Public Interest Test

Section 31(1)(a)(b) – Law Enforcement

Factors Favouring Disclosure

Police Forces need to be properly equipped in order to meet the demands
placed upon them and this information could go some way towards reassuring
the public that Essex Police is adequately prepared in this area. The
Force is responsible for public money and therefore there is a strong
public interest in disclosing how and what the money is spent on.

Factors Against Disclosure

Disclosing the full details of the intranet front page that are not in the
public domain, allows for certain policing activities to be carried out
with the minimal possibility of being disrupted. To disclose the full
details of the intranet front page requested may allow criminals to
determine what intelligence is being gathered. This would aid criminal
activity by enabling individuals to undermine and disrupt policing
activities. Therefore, exempting some details is primarily to protect the
systems and Teams that could be targeted for the purpose of disrupting
general law enforcement activities and functions.

Balancing Test

Whilst there is a general public interest in being open and transparent
about how and where public money is spent and the services that we
provide, there is a greater public interest in protecting our policing
abilities. Information identifying the details of specific policing
activity, within this FOI request, could be used to the advantage of
criminals. Information that undermines the operational integrity of these
activities will adversely affect public safety, and have a negative impact
on law enforcement.

 

Therefore, it is for the reasons outlined above that it is decided that
the public interest weighs in favour of partial disclosure.

Thank you for your interest in Essex Police. 

 

Freedom of Information 

Information Rights Team | Information Compliance & Assurance  

Information Management Dept. | Continuous Improvement & Analytics
Directorate 

Essex Police 

Email: [8][Essex Police request email] 

Telephone: 01245 452647 (Open office hours, Monday to Friday or
answerphone facility available) 

Address: Information Rights Team, Information Management Dept., Essex
Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA   

Services offered by Information Rights Team: [9]Information Rights | Essex
Police 

  

Find out what is happening in your area: [10]Your area | Essex Police  

Contact Us: [11]Help us help you | Essex Police  

Report non-emergency crime online: [12]Report | Essex Police 

How do we use your data: [13]Privacy notice | Essex Police 

 

FOI requests  

Before submission of an FOI Information request, please visit: [14]How to
access information from a public body | ICO and please review our
publications regarding various subjects through [15]Accessing information
| Essex Police to prevent unnecessary requests.  

  

Your right to complain  

  

If you feel your request has not been properly handled, or you are
otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request you have the right
to complain.  

  

Under [16]Section 17(7)(a)(b) FOIA complaints should be submitted within
40 working days from the date of this response and should be addressed to
the Information Rights Manager at the above address or by email to:
[17][Essex Police request email] we will conduct a review to investigate
your complaint and endeavour to reply within 40 working days. Please
explain which aspect of the disclosure you are not satisfied with, and if
your complaint concerns the decision to apply an exemption. 

  

If you are still dissatisfied following our review, you have the right
under the [18]Section 50 FOIA to complain directly to the Information
Commissioner. Before considering your complaint, the Information
Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints
procedures provided by Essex Police.  The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or via [19]Home | ICO 

 

From: Info Rights Freedom Essex <[Essex Police request email]>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 3:30 PM
To: Will Scott <[FOI #1232274 email]>
Subject: FOI 21428 Essex Police Intranet Front Page

Thank you for your request for information, which has been logged under
the above reference number.

Essex Police will endeavor to respond to your application within 20
[20]working days, as set out within the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA). If a time extension is to be applied to your request, you will be
informed; the reason for the extension will also be provided.

Please note that Essex Police may refuse detailed or multiple requests
that are submitted at the same time, as per [21]Section 14 of the FOIA.
Furthermore, if the information sought is already publicly available, you
may be redirected to our publication scheme:
[22]https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/ac... or other
official links, such as the [23]PFCC, [24]Home Office or the [25]Office
for National Statistics

Should you need to contact us whilst your information request is being
processed, please email [26][Essex Police request email], quoting the
above reference, and a member of the team will assist.

Kind Regards,

Freedom of Information

Information Rights Team | Information Compliance & Assurance

Information Management Dept. | Continuous Improvement & Analytics
Directorate

Essex Police

Email: [27][Essex Police request email]

Telephone: 01245 452647 (Open office hours, Monday to Friday or
answerphone facility available)

Address: Information Rights Team, Information Management Dept., Essex
Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA

Services offered by Information Rights Team: [28]Information Rights |
Essex Police

Find out what is happening in your area: [29]Your area | Essex Police

Contact Us: [30]Help us help you | Essex Police

Report non-emergency crime online: [31]Report | Essex Police

How do we use your data : [32]Privacy notice | Essex Police

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