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Norfolk Constabulary 
Mr Richard Norman
 
 
Freedom of Information Department 
Jubilee House 
www.
 
whatdotheyknow.com 
Falconers Chase 
 
Wymondham 
  
Norfolk  NR18 0WW 
  
 Tel:   01953 42 4487 
  
Fax:  01953 42 4080 
Date: 13th
 
 of August 2010 
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx
 
 
www.norfolk.police.uk 
 
Non-Emergency Tel: 0845 456 4567 
 
 
 
 
Dear Mr Norman 
 
Freedom of Information Request Reference No: FOI 191/10/11 
 
I write in connection with your request for information received by the Norfolk Constabulary.  I note 
that under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you have requested that the following 
information is to be made available to the general public: 
 
•  I would like to request information as to who the arresting officer was in relation to a 
[name removed] who appeared at Norwich Crown Court for sentence on the 22nd 
December 2004 

 
To begin with, I would like to offer some guidance regarding the scope and purpose of the 
Freedom of Information Act. 
 
It is important to understand that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives any member of the 
public the right to request that recorded information held by the Norfolk Constabulary is to be 
published and made available to the general public.  FOIA is designed as a means to achieve 
openness and transparency in public authorities and to make those authorities accountable to the 
public they serve. 
 
When responding to a request for information made under FOIA, a pubic authority cannot take 
either of the following into account: 
•  The identity of the applicant 
•  The reason(s) why the applicant is requesting the information 
 
In order to provide further guidance on the Freedom of Information Act, I have enclosed a copy of 
the guidance issued by the Office of the Information Commissioner, and I would draw your 
attention to the Section 3 ‘Is it information that would be suitable for general publication?’, on page 
2 of the document. 
 
Applications made under FOIA are totally independent from any other process operated by a 
public authority and any disclosure of recorded information under this Act is deemed as a 
disclosure to the world and cannot be a disclosure of information to any single individual.   
 
 

 
This means that once information has been released under the Freedom of Information Act it 
becomes a matter of public record and we have a policy of publishing information released under 
FOIA on the ‘Disclosure Log’ section our Force web-site in order to make that information available 
to any member of the public who may wish to view it. 
 
The Disclosure Log can be accessed via the following web-link, and this response to your request 
will be published, in an anonymised, format on our website under the Section titled ‘Personal Data’: 
www.norfolk.police.uk/aboutus/yourrighttoinformation/freedomofinformation/disclosurelog.aspx 
 
As information published under the Freedom of Information Act is available to the general public, 
there are exemptions from publication that allow the Norfolk Constabulary to waive our duty to 
confirm if information is held, and to waive our duty to disclose any such information if it is 
necessary to protect the privacy of an identifiable individual. 
 
Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act covers information that may be considered to be 
personal information as defined by the Data Protection Act. 
 
Members of the public have a right to privacy, and no information can be published under the 
Freedom of Information Act if to do so would then place the Norfolk Constabulary in breach of the 
Data Protection Act. 
 
To confirm if any information is or is not held, would be a disclosure of personal information as by 
confirming to the general public whether information is or is not held, we would be confirming 
whether the persons named in your request had been subject to Police action or Criminal 
Prosecution in the past. 
 
In view of the advice provided in the paragraphs shown above, under the terms of the Freedom of 
Information Act and by virtue of the exemption provided at Section 40(5), which relates to personal 
information, the Norfolk Constabulary will publically neither confirm nor deny that any recorded 
information relevant to your request is held and this letter serves as a refusal notice in accordance 
with Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act. 
 
This response should not be taken as an indication that any information you have requested to be 
made public either does or does not exist. 
 
 
Additional Advice: 
 
By way of offering further advice, I would like to make you aware that under the Data Protection 
Act, members of the public have a right to request access to their own personal data.   
 
If you believe that the Norfolk Constabulary may hold personal information about you, such as 
details of any contact you have personally made with the Constabulary, and you wish to proceed 
with an application under the Data Protection Act, please complete the accompanying application 
form, and return it to the Data Protection Office of the Norfolk Constabulary, together with your 
proof of identity and the relevant £10 fee. 
 
Should you have any further queries concerning your Freedom of Information request, please 
contact me quoting the reference number shown above. 
 
Should you have any queries regarding making an application under the Data Protection Act, 
please contact the Data Protection Office via the Norfolk Constabulary’s non-emergency help line 
number 0845 456 4567. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
Richard Kindleysides 
Freedom of Information Department 
 
A full copy of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) can be viewed on the ‘Office of Public Sector Information’ web-site; 
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ 
 
The Norfolk Constabulary is not responsible for the content, or the reliability, of the website referenced. The 
Constabulary cannot guarantee that this link will work all of the time, and we have no control over the availability of the 
linked pages. 
 

 
Your Right to Request a Review of Decisions Made Under the Terms of the Freedom of 
Information Act (2000). 
 
If you are unhappy with how your request has been handled, or if you think the decision is 
incorrect, you have the right to ask the Norfolk Constabulary to review their decision. 
 
 
Ask the Norfolk Constabulary to look at the decision again. 
 
If you are dissatisfied with the decision made by the Norfolk Constabulary under the Freedom of 
Information Act (2000), regarding access to information, you must notify the Norfolk Constabulary 
that you are requesting a review within 2 months of the date of its response to your Freedom of 
Information request.  Requests for a review should be made in writing and addressed to: 
Freedom of Information Decision Maker 
Professional Standards Department 
Norfolk Constabulary 
Operations and Communications Centre 
Jubilee House 
Falconers Chase 
Wymondham 
Norfolk NR18 0WW 
 
In all possible circumstances the Norfolk Constabulary will aim to respond to your complaint within 
20 working days. 
 
The Information Commissioner. 
 
After lodging a request for a review with the Norfolk Constabulary, if you are still dissatisfied with 
the decision, you can apply 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.informationcommissioner.gov.uk or contact them at the address shown below: 
The Information Commissioner’s Office 
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 
Telephone: 01625 545 700