Martin McGartland

24 March 2017

Dear Northumbria Police,

The request is for all recorded information held by Northumbria Police concerning all contact between it, its officers, staff and the BBC (including BBC Crimewatch staff, team) regarding 17 June 1999 shooting, attempted murder in Whitley Bay.

I would also like the following information, please supply copies of all original recorded information, documents;

1. Copies of every email, letter as well as all other correspondence between above parties which relate to this request.

2. Please confirm: (a) the date and (b) the full circumstances under which Northumbria Police (officers, staff) first discussed a possible appeal on the Crimewatch program relating to above case.

3. Please confirm: (a) the date BBC Crimewatch contacted Northumbria Police (its staff, officers) with the decision and (b) full details of that decision. I would also expect copies of all original decisions to be disclosed (i.e. all recorded information).

4. Please list all occasions since 17 June 1999, giving each date, that Northumbria Police;
(a) Any other contact (since 17 June 1999 and March 2017) that Northumbria Police (its officers, staff) have contacted and or discussed a possible appeal with BBC, BBC Crimewatch team concerning a possible appeal on the Crimewatch program relating to above case.

5. Please list all occasions, giving the dates, on which any officer (staff) of Northumbria Police met with any member of the BBC Crimewatch Team (or anyone else from the BBC), either physically, or by video conference, telephone calls, conversations relaing to above request.

PLEASE NOTE: This information will be very easy to find from operation logs, entries, from both SIO's records, Policy Folder, database ... etc held relating to the case, the investigation into the attempted murder case.

Yours faithfully,

Martin McGartland