Dear Mr Walker

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your request for information, received 20 January
2010, concerning Common Purpose training.

Your request is being considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days, as defined by the Act, subject
to the application of any statutory exemptions. Where consideration is
being given to the application of any exemptions the 20 working day
timescale may be extended under the terms of the Act to a period
considered reasonable depending on the nature and circumstances of your
request. In such cases you will be notified and, where possible, a revised
time-scale will be indicated. In all cases we shall attempt to deal with
your request at the earliest opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information requested, where the request exceeds the statutory limit.
In such cases you will be informed in writing and the 20 working day
timescale will be suspended until we receive payment from you or your
request is modified and /or reduced. If you chose not to make full payment
or modify your request then the request will remain unanswered.

Your request may require either full or partial transfer to another public
authority. You will be informed if your request is transferred.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Unit

Dear Mr Walker

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST REFERENCE No: 3204/10

Thank you for your email received 18 February where you requested West
Midlands Police to review its response to your request for information
concerning Common Purpose training

A review has been conducted and the complaint is upheld for the following
reasons:

A response to this request from West Midlands Police should have been
received by you on or before 17 February 2010. The response is attached to
this email, one day after the legal deadline. Please accept my apologies
for my failure to meet the deadline. I can assure you that West Midlands
Police takes its responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act
very seriously and there has been no attempt to deliberately delay
responding to your request. We have also reviewed our administrative
process to ensure that we are able to respond within the legislative
timescales.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner*s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF

Yours sincerely,

S J Mountford

FOI Unit Manager

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