Northumbria Police record only 107 of 120 cases of reported rape, also failed to record an estimated 240 sexual offences each year.

Martin McGartland made this Freedom of Information request to Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was partially successful.

Dear Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner,

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) latest inspection of Northumbria Police estimates the force fail to record over 7,300 crimes each year. HMIC stated; "We estimate that it fails to record 7,300 crimes each year, including serious offences such as violence and sexual offences including rape. I expect the force to make improvements in these areas, and I am encouraged by the evident commitment from senior officers to improve."

ITV report, FYI, See below, also reported; "Further investigations into Northumbria Police's force records showed there is cause for concern into its ability to record crimes related to sexual violence. HMIC found of the 120 cases of reported rape, only 107 were recorded and the force also fails to record an estimated 240 sexual offences that are reported each year."

"Northumbria Police takes the accurate recording of crime very seriously and it is reassuring to see that this has been recognised by the HMIC in their inspection.

"The force has made significant improvements in accurately recording crimes since the last inspection carried out by HMIC in 2014, resulting in an increase from 72% to 93% compliance for the recording of all crimes.

"Despite the improvements we have made we recognise there is still more work to be done. In keeping with the findings in this report we are already working on further improvements to our systems and processes so that we can ensure that we get it right first time.

"As we continue to make improvements to become more compliant with crime recording standards, we are likely to see an increased level of recorded crime across the force area."
(Deputy Chief Constable Winton Keenan)

1. I would like copies of all original correspondence (emails, letters, faxes etc) between PCC Baird, her office (OPCC), staff and Northumbria Police, its officers, staff (including DCC Keenen) concerning above, below (that included within the ITV news report). This request is for all recorded information.

Yours faithfully,

Martin McGartland

9 February 2017 at 6:01am

Northumbria Police fail to record thousands of crimes

The latest inspection of Northumbria Police estimates the force fail to record over 7,300 crimes each year.

Despite national requirements also stating that crimes should be recorded within 24 hours, the assessment found that nine out of 107 rape offences, 75 out of 343 violence offences and 69 out of 296 sexual offences were recorded by the force but not within 24 hours.

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found that improvements had been made since the last inspection in 2014 but the continued failings are depriving many victims of the services to which they are entitled.

Whilst we found that Northumbria Police had made progress since our inspection in 2014, such as improving staff understanding of crime\-recording, I have concerns that gaps remain in the force’s crime\-recording arrangements, particularly in respect of the recording of some serious offences.

"We estimate that it fails to record 7,300 crimes each year, including serious offences such as violence and sexual offences including rape.

“I expect the force to make improvements in these areas, and I am encouraged by the evident commitment from senior officers to improve."

– HM Inspector of Constabulary Mike Cunningham

Further investigations into Northumbria Police's force records showed there is cause for concern into its ability to record crimes related to sexual violence.

HMIC found of the 120 cases of reported rape, only 107 were recorded and the force also fails to record an estimated 240 sexual offences that are reported each year.

Northumbria Police takes the accurate recording of crime very seriously and it is reassuring to see that this has been recognised by the HMIC in their inspection.

"The force has made significant improvements in accurately recording crimes since the last inspection carried out by HMIC in 2014, resulting in an increase from 72% to 93% compliance for the recording of all crimes.

"Despite the improvements we have made we recognise there is still more work to be done. In keeping with the findings in this report we are already working on further improvements to our systems and processes so that we can ensure that we get it right first time.

"As we continue to make improvements to become more compliant with crime recording standards, we are likely to see an increased level of recorded crime across the force area."

– Deputy Chief Constable Winton Keenan
Last updated Thu 9 Feb 2017
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2017-0...

Yours faithfully,

Martin McGartland

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

Dear Mr McGartland,

Subject: Freedom of Information Acknowledgement – Reference 32017

I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for records held by this office.

Your request was received by this department on 13 February 2017.

A final decision on your request would normally be sent to you within 20 working days of receipt of your request. This means that you can expect to receive your decision by 13 March 2017.

There are some limited situations under the Freedom of Information Act, which could mean that the period for a final decision may be longer than the normal 20 working days. If this occurs in your request, we will promptly advise you in writing.

Should our final decision not reach you on time, please feel free to contact the officer named to discuss any problems that may have arisen.

If you have not heard from us once the allotted time has expired, you are automatically entitled to appeal to this department for a review of the matter. This review is a full and new examination of the matter, and is carried out by a more senior member of staff of this office.

In the event that you need to make such an appeal, you can do so by writing to Kevin Payne of this department at the details given below. You should state that you are appealing because an initial decision was not sent to you within the time permitted. In that event, you would normally have 40 days (after the original decision should have been sent to you) in which time to make the appeal.

Yours sincerely.

Kevin Payne
Office of Mrs Vera Baird QC
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

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Enquiries, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

Dear Mr McGartland,

I am writing further to your recent Freedom of Information request to this office on 11 February 2017.

Having considered the nature of your request, I can respond to you as follows -

The press release you refer in your correspondence below was issued by Northumbria Police and not the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria. Therefore, you may wish to re-direct your request to Northumbria Police, who are best placed to respond to the matters you raise.

Yours sincerely.

Kevin

Kevin Payne
Office of Dame Vera Baird QC
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

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Dear Enquiries,

I would remind you that I asked;
1. "I would like copies of all original correspondence (emails, letters, faxes etc) between PCC Baird, her office (OPCC), staff and Northumbria Police, its officers, staff (including DCC Keenen) concerning above, below (that included within the ITV news report). This request is for all recorded information." This request is for that recorded information between PCC Baird, her office and Northumbria Police , its officers (including DCC Keenen) etc.

Please would you dealt within my FOI request.

Yours sincerely,

Martin McGartland

Kevin Payne, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

Dear Mr McGartland,

Please accept my apologies for the delay in acknowledging your email.

However, please be assured that I am in the processing of dealing with this matter and I will be in a position to respond to you very soon.

Yours sincerely.

Kevin

Kevin Payne
Office of Dame Vera Baird QC
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

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Kevin Payne, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

1 Attachment

Dear Mr McGartland,

Provision of Information held by the OPCC under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the" Act")

With regard to your email in which you make a request for information that the OPCC may hold.

I regret that the OPCC will not be able to complete its response to you today. We are still researching the information held and considering whether any exemptions under the Act may apply, in particular sections 21 and 22.

I can now advise you that the new date for the provision of a response is 24/04/2016. I can assure that every effort will be made to ensure that a response will be provided to you within this new timescale.

Your attention is drawn to the attachment which contains your complaint rights.

Yours sincerely.

Kevin

Kevin Payne
Office of Dame Vera Baird QC
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

Martin McGartland

Dear Kevin,

This request should have been answered by 10 March 2017. I have now made a complaint to the ICO.

Yours sincerely,

Martin McGartland

Enquiries, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

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Dear Mr McGartland,

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner
made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

 

Thank you for your email dated 11 February 2017 in which you made a
request for access to certain information which may be held by Northumbria
Police.

 

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of
access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public
Authority, subject to certain limitations and exemptions.

 

You asked:

 

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) latest inspection of
Northumbria Police estimates the force fail to record over 7,300 crimes
each year.  HMIC stated;   "We estimate that it fails to record 7,300
crimes each year, including serious offences such as violence and sexual
offences including rape.  I expect the force to make improvements in these
areas, and I am encouraged by the evident commitment from senior officers
to improve."

 

ITV report, FYI,  See below, also reported;  "Further investigations into
Northumbria Police's force records showed there is cause for concern into
its ability to record crimes related to sexual violence.  HMIC found of
the120 cases of reported rape, only 107 were recorded and the force also
fails to record an estimated 240 sexual offences that are reported each
year."

 

"Northumbria Police takes the accurate recording of crime very seriously
and it is reassuring to see that this has been recognised by the HMIC in
their inspection.

 

"The force has made significant improvements in accurately recording
crimes since the last inspection carried out by HMIC in 2014, resulting in
an increase from 72% to 93% compliance for the recording of all crimes.

 

"Despite the improvements we have made we recognise there is still more
work to be done. In keeping with the findings in this report we are
already working on further improvements to our systems and processes so
that we can ensure that we get it right first time.

 

"As we continue to make improvements to become more compliant with crime
recording standards, we are likely to see an increased level of recorded
crime across the force area."

(Deputy Chief Constable Winton Keenan)

 

1.   I would like copies of all original correspondence (emails, letters,
faxes etc) between  PCC Baird,  her office (OPCC), staff and Northumbria
Police, its officers, staff (including DCC Keenen) concerning above, below
(that included within the ITV news report).  This request is for all
recorded information.

 

We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I
provide a response for your attention.

 

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within the
Office of the Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner. I can confirm that
the information you have requested is held.

 

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

 

(See attached file: Print prt_DISCLOSURE c.pdf)(See attached file: Print
prt_DISCLOSURE b.pdf)(See attached file: Print prt_DISCLOSURE a.pdf)

 

Additionally the remainder of the information you have requested is
accessible by other means.  I  have not provided you with a copy of this
information and will rely on Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.  You should therefore consider this a refusal for your request.

 

I have provided an explanation to this exemption below.

 

Section 21 (1) - Information accessible by other means

 

Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means
is exempt information.

 

I have attached links below to relevant pages from the HMIC website that
give further information on this subject.

 

[1]https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...

 

[2]https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...

 

The information we have supplied to you is likely to contain intellectual
property rights of Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner.  Your use of
the information must be strictly in accordance with the Copyright Designs
and Patents Act 1988 (as amended) or such other applicable legislation. 
In particular, you must not re-use this information for any commercial
purpose.

 

You may be interested to know that the Office of Northumbria Police &
Crime Commissioner routinely publish information via the Disclosure Log. 
The aim of the Disclosure Log is to promote openness and transparency by
voluntarily placing information into the public arena. The Disclosure Log
contains copies of some of the information that has been disclosed by
Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner in response to requests made under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Whilst it is not possible to publish all responses we will endeavour to
publish those where we feel that the information disclosed is in the wider
public interest.

 

The Disclosure Log will be updated once responses have been sent to the
requester.

 

How to complain

If you are unhappy with our decision or do not consider that we have
handled your request properly and we are unable to resolve this issue
informally, you are entitled to make a formal complaint to us under our
complaints procedure, which is attached.

If you are still unhappy after we have investigated your complaint and
reported to you the outcome, you may complain directly to the Information
Commissioner’s Office and request that they investigate to ascertain
whether we have dealt with your request in accordance with the Act.

 

Yours sincerely.

Kevin Payne
Office of Dame Vera Baird QC

Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

 

 

References

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Enquiries, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

Enquiries would like to recall the message, "Freedom of Information Request ".

Enquiries, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

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Dear Mr McGartland,

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner
made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

 

Thank you for your email dated 11 February 2017 in which you made a
request for access to certain information which may be held by Northumbria
Police & Crime Commissioner.

 

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of
access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public
Authority, subject to certain limitations and exemptions.

 

You asked:

 

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) latest inspection of
Northumbria Police estimates the force fail to record over 7,300 crimes
each year.  HMIC stated;   "We estimate that it fails to record 7,300
crimes each year, including serious offences such as violence and sexual
offences including rape.  I expect the force to make improvements in these
areas, and I am encouraged by the evident commitment from senior officers
to improve."

 

ITV report, FYI,  See below, also reported;  "Further investigations into
Northumbria Police's force records showed there is cause for concern into
its ability to record crimes related to sexual violence.  HMIC found of
the120 cases of reported rape, only 107 were recorded and the force also
fails to record an estimated 240 sexual offences that are reported each
year."

 

"Northumbria Police takes the accurate recording of crime very seriously
and it is reassuring to see that this has been recognised by the HMIC in
their inspection.

 

"The force has made significant improvements in accurately recording
crimes since the last inspection carried out by HMIC in 2014, resulting in
an increase from 72% to 93% compliance for the recording of all crimes.

 

"Despite the improvements we have made we recognise there is still more
work to be done. In keeping with the findings in this report we are
already working on further improvements to our systems and processes so
that we can ensure that we get it right first time.

 

"As we continue to make improvements to become more compliant with crime
recording standards, we are likely to see an increased level of recorded
crime across the force area."

(Deputy Chief Constable Winton Keenan)

 

1.   I would like copies of all original correspondence (emails, letters,
faxes etc) between  PCC Baird,  her office (OPCC), staff and Northumbria
Police, its officers, staff (including DCC Keenen) concerning above, below
(that included within the ITV news report).  This request is for all
recorded information.

 

We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I
provide a response for your attention.

 

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within the
Office of the Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner. I can confirm that
the information you have requested is held.

 

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

 

(See attached file: Print prt_DISCLOSURE c.pdf)(See attached file: Print
prt_DISCLOSURE b.pdf)(See attached file: Print prt_DISCLOSURE a.pdf)

 

Additionally the remainder of the information you have requested is
accessible by other means.  I  have not provided you with a copy of this
information and will rely on Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.  You should therefore consider this a refusal for your request.

 

I have provided an explanation to this exemption below.

 

Section 21 (1) - Information accessible by other means

 

Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means
is exempt information.

 

I have attached links below to relevant pages from the HMIC website that
give further information on this subject.

 

[1]https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...

 

[2]https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...

 

The information we have supplied to you is likely to contain intellectual
property rights of Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner.  Your use of
the information must be strictly in accordance with the Copyright Designs
and Patents Act 1988 (as amended) or such other applicable legislation. 
In particular, you must not re-use this information for any commercial
purpose.

 

You may be interested to know that the Office of Northumbria Police &
Crime Commissioner routinely publish information via the Disclosure Log. 
The aim of the Disclosure Log is to promote openness and transparency by
voluntarily placing information into the public arena. The Disclosure Log
contains copies of some of the information that has been disclosed by
Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner in response to requests made under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Whilst it is not possible to publish all responses we will endeavour to
publish those where we feel that the information disclosed is in the wider
public interest.

 

The Disclosure Log will be updated once responses have been sent to the
requester.

 

How to complain

If you are unhappy with our decision or do not consider that we have
handled your request properly and we are unable to resolve this issue
informally, you are entitled to make a formal complaint to us under our
complaints procedure, which is attached.

If you are still unhappy after we have investigated your complaint and
reported to you the outcome, you may complain directly to the Information
Commissioner’s Office and request that they investigate to ascertain
whether we have dealt with your request in accordance with the Act.

 

Yours sincerely.

Kevin Payne
Office of Dame Vera Baird QC

Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

 

 

References

Visible links
1. https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...
2. https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...

Martin McGartland

Dear Kevin,

I would like an internal review because my request for all recorded information has not been dealt with correctly. My request was also for copies of all original correspondence (emails, letters, faxes etc) between PCC Baird, her office (OPCC), staff and Northumbria Police, its officers, staff (including DCC Keenen) concerning above, below (that included within the ITV news report). This request is for all recorded information. No such information has been disclosed.

When I am sent a reply I will be making a complaint to the ICO about the deay, the way this request has been dealt with. I will also be requesting that the ICO publish a decision notice.

Yours sincerely,

Martin McGartland

Kevin Payne, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

Dear Mr McGartland,

I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for records this office may hold.

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for an internal review of the response you received in relation to the above mentioned Freedom of Information Request, which will be carried out by a colleague.

A response will be supplied upon completion of the review.

Kind regards.

Kevin

Kevin Payne
Office of Dame Vera Baird QC
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

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Enquiries, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

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Dear Mr McGartland,

Provision of information held by the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act').

Thank you for your correspondence in which you requested a review of the response to your request for access to certain information which may be held by the Office of the Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner.

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held by a Public Authority subject to certain limitations and exemptions

You asked:

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) latest inspection of Northumbria Police estimates the force fail to record over 7,300 crimes each year. HMIC stated; "We estimate that it fails to record 7,300 crimes each year, including serious offences such as violence and sexual offences including rape. I expect the force to make improvements in these areas, and I am encouraged by the evident commitment from senior officers to improve."

ITV report, FYI, See below, also reported; “Further investigations into Northumbria Police's force records showed there is cause for concern into its ability to record crimes related to sexual violence. HMIC found of the120 cases of reported rape, only 107 were recorded and the force also fails to record an estimated 240 sexual offences that are reported each year."

"Northumbria Police takes the accurate recording of crime very seriously and it is reassuring to see that this has been recognised by the HMIC in their inspection.

"The force has made significant improvements in accurately recording crimes since the last inspection carried out by HMIC in 2014, resulting in an increase from 72% to 93% compliance for the recording of all crimes.

"Despite the improvements we have made we recognise there is still more work to be done. In keeping with the findings in this report we are already working on further improvements to our systems and processes so that we can ensure that we get it right first time.

"As we continue to make improvements to become more compliant with crime recording standards, we are likely to see an increased level of recorded crime across the force area."
(Deputy Chief Constable Winton Keenan)

1. I would like copies of all original correspondence (emails, letters, faxes etc) between PCC Baird, her office (OPCC), staff and Northumbria Police, its officers, staff (including DCC Keenen) concerning above, below (that included within the ITV news report). This request is for all recorded information.

We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within the Office of the Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held.

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.
(See attached file: Print prt_DISCLOSURE c.pdf)(See attached file: Print prt_DISCLOSURE b.pdf)(See attached file: Print prt_DISCLOSURE a.pdf)

Additionally the remainder of the information you have requested is accessible by other means. I have not provided you with a copy of this information and will rely on Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You should therefore consider this a refusal for your request.

I have provided an explanation to this exemption below.

Section 21 (1) - Information accessible by other means

Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means is exempt information.

I have attached links below to relevant pages from the HMIC website that give further information on this subject.

[1]https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...

[2]https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...

The information we have supplied to you is likely to contain intellectual property rights of Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner. Your use of the information must be strictly in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended) or such other applicable legislation. In particular, you must not re-use this information for any commercial purpose.

You may be interested to know that the Office of Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner routinely publish information via the Disclosure Log. The aim of the Disclosure Log is to promote openness and transparency by voluntarily placing information into the public arena. The Disclosure Log contains copies of some of the information that has been disclosed by Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner in response to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request for review asked

Dear Kevin,

I would like an internal review because my request for all recorded information has not been dealt with correctly. My request was also for copies of all original correspondence (emails, letters, faxes etc) between PCC Baird, her office (OPCC), staff and Northumbria Police, its officers, staff (including DCC Keenen) concerning above, below (that included within the ITV news report). This request is for all recorded information. No such information has been disclosed.

When I am sent a reply I will be making a complaint to the ICO about the deay, the way this request has been dealt with. I will also be requesting that the ICO publish a decision notice.

In response

I have taken this opportunity to re-visit the request and the criteria used when searching for information.

The OPCC accepted your submission as a request for information regarding the recording of rape cases as well as about the ITV news report. As a result, I can advise that when researching your request, correspondence regarding the HMIC Report referred to was searched for, retrieved and reviewed. This step was seen as the best way to retrieve data regarding the recording of rape cases and the ITV news report in order to consider potential disclosure to you and into the public domain.

This correspondence and associated attachments were then given full consideration. Accordingly, attachments were disclosed to you as these contained information relating to your request, however the correspondence itself was classed by the Northumbria Police Disclosure Department as falling outside of the scope of your request. This was because it was not specifically regarding the subject of recording of rape cases or ITV news report as specified in your request. This correspondence therefore did not fall to be further considered and it was not supplied. No exemptions were required or applied.

In the spirit of the Act and to ensure that there has been no misinterpretation of the request, this review, carried out by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, has assessed the content of the correspondence retrieved regarding the results of the HMIC report and the ITV report as a whole, for disclosure into the public domain and as a result I am able to disclose further information. This is done outside the scope of the request and is attached.

It has been confirmed that there was no written contact between the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police on this subject matter.

In conclusion, I can confirm that the correspondence retrieved did not contain information on the recording of rape cases, nor were they specifically about the ITV news report you referred to in your request, therefore the response provided was entirely appropriate. However it is noted that further clarification could have been sought to ensure that the search terms used were entirely appropriate to satisfy the request.

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of this review then it remains open to you to refer this matter to the Information Commissioner at the following address:

The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely.

Dean Lowery
Office of Dame Vera Baird QC
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

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Martin McGartland

Dear Enquiries,

There has been a complete distortion, by OPCC Northumbria, of my FOI request.

You have said; "It has been confirmed that there was no written contact between the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police on this subject matter. "

I would remind you that my request was;
" I would like copies of all original correspondence (emails, letters, faxes etc) between PCC Baird, her office (OPCC), staff and Northumbria Police, its officers, staff (including DCC Keenen) concerning above, below (that included within the ITV news report). This request is for all recorded information. "

You have not dealt with my request. I am once again asking you to disclose copies of all original correspondence etc. That should include all written notes, all records, telephone notes, minutes of meetings between PCC Baird, her officer, staff and any Northumbria Police officers, staff (including DCC Winton Keenen. I requested "All recorded information" (i.e. everything) relating to my request.

Yours sincerely,

Martin McGartland

Enquiries, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

Dear Mr McGartland,

Thank you for your email.

I refer you to the information contained in the last response sent to you below which details how you can take this matter forward if you remain unhappy with the content of the response from this office.

Best Wishes.

Kevin

Kevin Payne
Office of Dame Vera Baird QC
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

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