Operation Hyson

The request was refused by North Yorkshire Police.

Dear North Yorkshire Police,

According to this Private Eye article:
https://www.scribd.com/document/32317185...

you spent £217k on external lawyers.

REQUEST
Provide a breakdown of costs for external lawyers and copies of all invoices, fee notes etc. same stating if they were paid or not.

Yours faithfully,

Edward Williams

Civil Disclosure, North Yorkshire Police

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Bates, Robert, North Yorkshire Police

Good morning,

We appreciate that in most circumstances Freedom of Information Act requests are handled applicant and motive blind, however in some instances public authorities are able to consider an applicant's identity;

https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio... (Paragraphs 13 - 38)

Therefore to enable us to process your request, please can you send confirmation of your identity (this can be a copy of either your passport, an identity card or driving licence etc.) by reply email or to one of the following addresses:

[email address]

or

Civil Disclosure Unit
North Yorkshire Police Headquarters
Alverton Court
Crosby Road
Northallerton
DL6 1BF

Once I have received this, I will be able to continue processing your request. If I do not hear from you within 20 working days of the date of this email I will assume that you no longer require the information and shall withdraw your request.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.

Kind regards,

Robert Bates
Collar Number 5480
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
North Yorkshire Police
01609 643526

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Dear Bates, Robert,

The matter has been referred to the ICO.

Yours sincerely,

Edward Williams

Dear Bates, Robert,

The ICO has contacted me saying you have 10 days to reply.

Failure will lead to further legal action and a formal complaint.

Yours sincerely,

Edward Williams

Bates, Robert, North Yorkshire Police

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Good afternoon,

Please see the attached correspondence. A second email will follow with the final attachment.

Kind regards,

Robert Bates
Collar Number 5480
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
North Yorkshire Police

Committed to the Code of Ethics
 
Dial 101, press option 2 and ask for me by my full name or collar number. If using my collar number please state each number individually.
 
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Bates, Robert, North Yorkshire Police

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Please see attached.

Kind regards,

Robert Bates
Collar Number 5480
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
North Yorkshire Police

Committed to the Code of Ethics
 
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Dear Robert,

thanks for that,

as a follow up request, could you tell me

1.How much the police recovered in costs from the other parties?

2. How much police paid for other parties costs?

3. All communications between the police and the PCC regarding the cost.

4. How much police recovered from insurers for costs.

5. All data held (such as reports, letters etc.) as to who approved of the (enormous) spending.

Yours sincerely,

Edward Williams

Dear Bates, Robert,

Could you please acknowledge receipt of the follow up request and give a ref no. if applicable.

Thank you very much for being so courteous and helpful in this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Edward Williams

Bates, Robert, North Yorkshire Police

Good morning,

Your subsequent request for information under FOI has been logged under the reference 1211.2018-19.

Kind regards,

Robert Bates
Collar Number 5480
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
North Yorkshire Police

Committed to the Code of Ethics
 
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Bates, Robert, North Yorkshire Police

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Good morning,

Please see the attached response to your FOI request referenced 1211.2018-19.

Kind regards,

Robert Bates
Collar Number 5480
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
North Yorkshire Police

Committed to the Code of Ethics
 
Dial 101, press option 2 and ask for me by my full name or collar number. If using my collar number please state each number individually.
 
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Dear North Yorkshire Police,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of North Yorkshire Police's handling of my FOI request 'Operation Hyson'.

Please explain the decision in detail.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/o...

Yours faithfully,

Edward Williams

Civil Disclosure, North Yorkshire Police

Thank you for your email, please treat this as an acknowledgement of receipt.

We are currently experiencing a very high volume of requests for information. We will endeavour to provide a response to your request as soon as we can.

Your email will be dealt with accordingly.

PLEASE NOTE: If your query is to address an urgent safeguarding concern then please redirect your enquiry to the Vulnerability Assessment Team email: [email address]<mailto:[email address]>
The Vulnerability Assessment Team is available during office hours Monday to Friday.

Civil Disclosure Unit

Web: www.northyorkshire.police.uk<http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/>

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Civil Disclosure, North Yorkshire Police

Good morning Mr Williams

Thank you for your below email.

Please accept this email as confirmation your internal review request into FOI ref 879.2018-19 has been received. You request will now be processed by the Civil Disclosure Unit.

Kind regards

Sarah Saunders
Collar Number 4868
Administrative Assistant (Civil Disclosure)
Joint Corporate Legal Services
North Yorkshire Police HQ
Alverton Court
Crosby Road
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1BF

Tel: 01609 643526

DX 68810 Northallerton 2

Committed to the Code of Ethics
Dial 101, press option 2 and ask for me by my full name or collar number. If using my collar number please state each number individually

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Bates, Robert, North Yorkshire Police

Good afternoon,

Considerations regarding the application of section 14 were made in line with the following guidance which provides further detail;

https://ico.org.uk/media/1198/dealing-wi...

If you wish for the decision on the application of Section 14 to be internally reviewed please notify us of such and an independent review will be conducted. Details on your right of complaint is also enclosed within the FOI response letter.

Kind regards,

Robert Bates
Collar Number 5480
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
North Yorkshire Police

Committed to the Code of Ethics
 
Dial 101, press option 2 and ask for me by my full name or collar number. If using my collar number please state each number individually.
 
Web: www.northyorkshire.police.uk
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/NYorksPolice

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Neil Wilby left an annotation ()

Long-running, and grotesque, cover-up over Operation Hyson continues. One of the police officer claimants is the new chief constable. Resort to section 14 is an act of desperation:

https://www.scribd.com/document/32317185...

Dear Bates, Robert,

Pls conduct the IR as requested.

The time allowed is, at most, 20 working days.

Yours sincerely,

Edward Williams

Dear Bates, Robert,

FOI ref 879.2018-19

Are you going to provide an IR or should I just lodge an ICO complaint?

Regards and best wishes.

Yours sincerely,

Edward Williams

Bates, Robert, North Yorkshire Police

Good afternoon,

Please be assured that your request for an internal review is being processed and the independent response will be issued in due course.

Kind regards,

Robert Bates
Collar Number 5480
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
North Yorkshire Police

Committed to the Code of Ethics
 
Dial 101, press option 2 and ask for me by my full name or collar number. If using my collar number please state each number individually.
 
Web: www.northyorkshire.police.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NorthYorkshirePolice
Twitter: www.twitter.com/NYorksPolice

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Dear Bates, Robert,

You have until end of month, after that it's ICO.

Yours sincerely,

Edward Williams

Ward, Katie (Lawyer), North Yorkshire Police

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Good afternoon

 

Please see attached response to your internal review.

 

Kind Regards

 

Katie Ward

Collar Number 3820

Police Lawyer (Civil Disclosure)

Joint Corporate Legal Services

North Yorkshire Police HQ

Alverton Court

Crosby Road

Northallerton

North Yorkshire

DL6 1BF

 

DX 68810 Northallerton 2

 

Direct Dial Office 01609 643526

Fax 01609 642622

 

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Edward Williams left an annotation ()

The matter has now been referred to the ICO.