Media Appearances of Law Enforcement Agencies
I am writing to request information on media appearances by Cleveland Police (and preceding agencies) in a documentary style, such as but not limited to ‘Road Wars’, ‘Police Interceptors’, ‘Brit Cops’ etc, where a camera person(s) is deployed with police officers and are followed throughout their tour of duty.
I would like to know;
Name of production
Production Company
Policing Unit(s)/Investigation(s)/Operation(s) followed
Status of Unit (active/disbanded/reformed/reorganized)
I would also like to know the current stance on 2021 (ignoring COVID-19) for these types of shows to be filmed with Cleveland Police - are they encouraged? If encouraged, are you actively engaged in filming currently, and if so, what production? If not encouraged or banned, is there reasoning behind this, for example a negative experience/portrayal previously?
On a similar line, police forces used to sell dashcam footage as ‘filler’ in these documentary shows, between their own self shot material. Does Cleveland Police sell dashcam footage of pursuits and other incidents, or otherwise make them available?
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Dear Mr Coelho,
Enquiry Ref: 12646/2021
I acknowledge receipt of your request for information dated 18th February 2021 and received by this office on 19th February 2021.
As set out by the Freedom of Information Act it will be our aim to respond to your request within 20 working days that is by 22nd March 2021. In some cases, however, we may be unable to achieve this deadline and would hope to contact you should this be the case.
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Ms E McGuigan
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Directorate of Standards and Ethics
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Dear Mr Coelho
Enquiry Reference: 12646- 21
I write in connection with regards to your request received in this office on 19th February. I note you seek the following:
I am writing to request information on media appearances by Cleveland Police (and preceding agencies) in a documentary style, such as but not limited to ‘Road Wars’, ‘Police Interceptors’, ‘Brit Cops’ etc, where a camera person(s) is deployed with police officers and are followed throughout their tour of duty.
I would like to know;
Name of production – Police Interceptors
Production Company – Raw Cut
Policing Unit(s)/Investigation(s)/Operation(s) followed –CDSOU (Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operational Unit)
Status of Unit (active/disbanded/reformed/reorganized) – The Road Policing is still a joint unit however the Dog Section is now returned to the individual forces.
I would also like to know the current stance on 2021 (ignoring COVID-19) for these types of shows to be filmed with Cleveland Police - are they encouraged? If encouraged, are you actively engaged in filming currently, and if so, what production? If not encouraged or banned, is there reasoning behind this, for example a negative experience/portrayal previously?
a) There are no plans to be involved in any more documentaries at this current time.
On a similar line, police forces used to sell dashcam footage as ‘filler’ in these documentary shows, between their own self shot material. Does Cleveland Police sell dashcam footage of pursuits and other incidents, or otherwise make them available?
a) No information held
Having made enquiries within the Force above is all the information we have been able to retrieve.
The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.
If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request you have the right to request an independent internal review of your case under our review procedure. The APP College of Policing guidance states that a request for internal review should be made within 20 working days of the date on this response or 40 working days if extenuating circumstances to account for the delay can be evidenced.
We have made every effort to ensure a response was provided within statutory deadlines, however due to current circumstances delays have been unavoidable. If your response was late we apologise for any inconvenience it may have caused.
If we can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Yours sincerely
Mrs M Johnson
Freedom of Information Decision Maker
Department of Standard & Ethics | 1 Cliffland Way | Hemlington | TS8 9GL
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