Out of court settlements

The request was refused by Kent Police.

Dear Sir / Madam

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following details for each of the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and (up to the date of this request) 2019:

• The number of civil actions against the force where settlements have been reached / the amount of money paid in each case
• The number of threatened civil actions against the force where settlements have been reached / the amount of money paid in each case
• A category description for each case above where settlements were reached (eg. misconduct)

Yours faithfully,

Ben Quinn

Freedom of Information Kent, Kent Police

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Dear Mr Quinn,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 19/08/1271

 

Thank you for your request received by Kent Police on 23^rd August 2019. I
note you seek access, in summary, to information relating to:

 

Out of Court Settlements

 

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) provides that a public
authority respond to an FOI request within 20 working days. Please be
aware that as well as experiencing very high request volumes, Kent Police
is currently in the process of transitioning to a new crime recording
database. This means that whilst we will endeavour to complete your
request as soon as possible it is likely that a response may well be
delayed, particularly where crime data is sought.

 

Your interest in Kent Police is appreciated and pending a specific
response to your request, I enclose a sheet, which summarises your rights.
Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact us via the following telephone number 01622 652610 quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Lakeisha Dowsey-Magog

Freedom of Information Assistant

 

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Kent Police Public Disclosure Team

Coldharbour, London Road,

Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7SL

 

Internal Telephone: 14-2191

External Telephone: 01622 654429

 

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Dear Freedom of Information Kent,

May I ask for an update on this request?

Yours sincerely,

Ben Quinn

Freedom of Information Kent, Kent Police

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Dear Mr Quinn,

 

I write in relation to the Freedom of Information request you made to Kent
Police on 23^rd August 2019 concerning Out of Court Settlements.
Unfortunately, due to an increase in workload there has been a delay in
responding to some FOI requests and for this I apologise.

 

We are working on progressing your request and will respond as soon as
possible.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Lakeisha Dowsey-Magog

Freedom of Information Assistant

 

[1][email address]

Kent Police Public Disclosure Team

Coldharbour, London Road,

Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7SL

 

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Unless otherwise marked, this correspondence and any attachments should be
treated as OFFICIAL and handled appropriately.

 

This email and any other accompanying document(s) contain information from
Kent Police and/or Essex Police, which is confidential or privileged. The
information is intended to be for the exclusive use of the individual(s)
or bodies to whom it is addressed. The content, including any subsequent
replies, could be disclosable if relating to a criminal investigation or
civil proceedings. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that
any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of the contents of this
information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error,
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Police on 01622 690690 or Essex Police on 01245 491491, as appropriate.
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https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/privacy/. Additionally for our Terms and
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Freedom of Information Kent, Kent Police

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Dear Mr Quinn,

 

With reference to the Freedom of Information request that we received from
you on 23^rd August 2019 please find attached the response letter.

Should you have any queries relating to this then please do not hesitate
to contact us.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Public Disclosure Officer

Information Security and Governance

Kent Police

 

This email and any other accompanying document(s) contain information from
Kent Police and/or Essex Police, which is confidential or privileged. The
information is intended to be for the exclusive use of the individual(s)
or bodies to whom it is addressed. The content, including any subsequent
replies, could be disclosable if relating to a criminal investigation or
civil proceedings. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that
any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of the contents of this
information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error,
please notify us immediately by contacting the sender or telephoning Kent
Police on 01622 690690 or Essex Police on 01245 491491, as appropriate.
For further information regarding Kent Police’s or Essex Police’s use of
personal data please go to https://www.kent.police.uk/hyg/privacy/ or
https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/privacy/. Additionally for our Terms and
Conditions please go to https://www.kent.police.uk/hyg/terms-con...
or https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/terms-co...