Dear Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre,

Can you confirm that the information that led to the CEOP led Operation Tharsley originated in the Glasgow area and was given to Strathclyde Police by a concerned member of the public in June 2010?

Yours faithfully,

Paul Hughes

PICU Enquiries,

NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED

Dear Mr Hughes,

I refer to your email dated 24th September 2012 below.

SOCA, (including CEOP) is not listed in Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and as such is not obliged to respond to Freedom of Information requests. SOCA is also not listed as a 'Scottish Public Authority' in the Freedom of Information (Scotland Act 2002).

Any information from, or relating to SOCA has an absolute exemption from disclosure by other public authorities by virtue of Section 23 of the Act (as amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005).

From time to time SOCA will make limited information available on the web site www.soca.gov.uk and CEOP website at www.ceop.police.uk

Whilst we will not respond to specific requests, we will consider written suggestions about information we may consider publishing in the future.

For more information about the Freedom of Information Act please contact the Office of the Information Commissioner, or view their web site at www.ico.gov.uk or alternatively read the FOI Act on www.opsi.gov.uk.


Yours sincerely

Public Information Compliance Unit

SOCA

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