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5th February 2024

Dear Mr. Smyth,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 3rd February
2024 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
on 3rd February 2024.  I note you seek access to the following
information:

Pay Scales

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. A response should be sent to you within 20 working
days. The Freedom of Information team will advise you in writing if there
are any delays in responding to your request and will keep you advised of
progress.  

If your request is unclear and clarification is required the 20 day
legislative time limit dictated by the Freedom of Information Act 2000
will be stopped until we receive clarification of your request. The ICO
guidance at paragraph 40 of the link below sets out that the clock begins
anew the day after the clarification is received. It states:

“If the requester subsequently provides enough detail to enable the
authority to identify and locate the information, then the authority must
respond to the clarified request within a new 20 working day time limit
with the ‘clock’ starting the day after it receives the required
clarification.“

The link for this is:

[1]https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/gui...

In the event where the cost of complying with the request would exceed the
“appropriate level”, which is fixed at £450, as stated in the Freedom of
Information Regulations 2004, it is the policy of the PSNI to close the
request. You will however be notified of this decision and given an
opportunity to refine and resubmit the request.

If your request requires either full or partial transference to another
public authority in order to answer your request again, you will be
notified.

If you have any queries regarding your request please write to the
Corporate Information Branch via email or the address below. Please
remember to quote the reference number listed above in any future
communications with the Corporate Information Branch.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request, you
have the right to request a review. You should do this as soon as possible
or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this letter. In
the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can do so by
writing to the Corporate Information Manager, Corporate Information
Branch, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing
[email address].

If, following an Internal Review carried out by an independent decision
maker, you remain unhappy about how your request has been handled you have
the right to apply in writing to the Information Commissioner at
‘Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF. There are a number of other platforms you can use to
contact the ICO and these can be found on the ICO’s website at the
following link: Make a complaint | ICO
([2]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/).

In most circumstances, the Information Commissioner will not investigate a
complaint unless an internal review procedure has been carried out
however, the Commissioner has the option to investigate the matter at
their discretion.

Yours sincerely,

David
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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Subject:       FOI-2024-00473
11th March 2024

Dear Mr. Sean Smyth,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated  requesting that Police
Service of Northern Ireland review its response to your request for
information concerning:

Pay Scales

An internal review will be conducted in accordance with Police Service of
Northern Ireland's review procedure.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 an independent
decision maker will carry out a review of this case and advise you in
writing of the outcome.

If you wish to discuss this matter prior to receiving a response please
contact me on 028 9070 0164.  Please remember to quote the reference
number above in any future communications.

If, following an Internal Review carried out by an independent decision
maker, you remain dissatisfied about how your request has been handled you
have the right to apply in writing to the Information Commissioner at
‘Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF. There are a number of other platforms you can use to
contact the ICO and these can be found on the ICO’s website at the
following link: Make a complaint | ICO
([1]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/).

In most circumstances, the Information Commissioner will not investigate a
complaint unless an internal review procedure has been carried out
however, the Commissioner has the option to investigate the matter at
their discretion.

Yours sincerely,

David
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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Mr Smyth

Thank you for your email which received by PSNI on 11th March, 2024.

Timeliness

Your FOI request which was recorded under the unique reference number FOI-2023-00473, was initially received by the PSNI on the 5th February, 2024 and unfortunately to date we have not provided you with a response. Please accept our apology.

As of today your request is on Day 25 of the 20 day legislative process, and as you have outlined the response to your initial request has not been completed within the timescales permitted within the FOIA. Unfortunately on this occasion PSNI has not complied with Section 10(1) of the FOIA i.e. 20 working days.

Due to the volume of requests received, unfortunately although we cannot provide a response date, we will endeavour to have a response issued in the next few weeks.

Please again accept our apology the delay.

If you remain unhappy about how your request has been handled you have the right to apply in writing to the Information Commissioner at 'Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, or use the ICO self-service portal available at:
www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/official...

Jane
Corporate Information Branch
Operations Support Department
PSNI Headquarters * Brooklyn * 65 Knock Road Belfast * BT5 6LE

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Dear Mr Smyth

Thank you for your email.

As the IR has already been completed for S10 Timeliness, this cannot be completed again for this purpose.

I would advise that you contact the ICO with your complaint:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane, Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Best Regards

David
Corporate Information Branch

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Subject: FOI-2024-00473
10th April 2024

Dear Mr. Smyth,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 3rd February
2024 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on 3rd
February 2024 concerning:

Pay Scales

I regret to inform you the Police Service of Northern Ireland have
experienced a delay and have not been able to respond to your request
within the statutory timescale.

The PSNI is currently experiencing a delay in processing Freedom of
Information requests and we are advising requesters of this delay in our
initial acknowledgement email, at this moment we have a backlog of these
requests.

To provide an update on your request, I can assure you that it is being
processed. Unfortunately, I am unable to provide a timeframe for the
completion of your request. If there are going to be any further delays I
will be in contact with you.

May I apologise for any inconvenience caused and if you have any queries
regarding your request please do not hesitate to contact me via the email
below. When contacting the Corporate Information Branch, please quote the
reference number listed at the beginning of this email.

Your patience in this process is appreciated and again please accept our
apologies for the delay.

If you have any queries do not hesitate to contact me, thank you for your
assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Anna

Corporate Information Branch

PSNI HQ Brooklyn

02890700164

[email address]

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Subject: FOI-2024-00473
12th April 2024

Dear Mr. Smyth,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 3rd February
2024 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on 3rd
February 2024 concerning:

Pay Scales

Please find attached response to your request.

Yours sincerely

Anna
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

02890700164

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