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11th December 2023

Dear Mr. Kershaw,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 8th December
2023 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
on 8th December 2023.  I note you seek access to the following
information:

Officers Connected to commonpurpose.org

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,

Chris
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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7th February 2024

Dear Mr. Kershaw,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 8th December
2023 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
on 8th December 2023.  I note you seek access to the following
information:

You requested

Officers Connected to commonpurpose.org

Please provide me with a breakdown of all present serving PSNI officers
who have graduated, or are connected to Common Purpose .org  broken down
by their rank/position in the PSNI

To enable the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to meet your
request could you please provide further clarification on the following

-       Are you referring to training/engagement  that officers might have
availed off with CommonPurpose.Org that has been paid for by the PSNI? (as
opposed to in a private capacity?)

-       Can you clarify what you mean by “or are connected to Common
Purpose” ?

You should be aware that the 20 day legislative time limit dictated by the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 has been stopped. Once we receive
clarification of your request a new 20 working day time limit will
commence.

Please send clarification of your request by writing to Corporate
Information Branch, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road Belfast BT5 6LE or by
email to [email address]. Alternatively, if you wish to discuss your
request or have any additional queries you can contact the Corporate
Information Branch on 028 9070 0164.

Yours sincerely,

ARW
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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27th February 2024

Dear Mr. Kershaw,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 8th December
2023 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
on 8th December 2023.  I note you seek access to the following
information:

Officers Connected to commonpurpose.org

To enable the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to meet your
request could you please provide further clarification on the following

Request

Please provide me with a breakdown of all present serving PSNI officers
who have graduated, or are connected to Common Purpose .org  broken down
by their rank/position in the PSNI ?

Clarification Received from you the requester

I will clarify that i am referring to any training/engagements that
officers/psni staff have had with CommonPurpose.Org that have been paid
for by the PSNI or in a private capacity.

I will also clarify, by connected to, I mean any official
involvement/liaison between serving psni constables, psni officers,
community officers, support staff and the organisation common purpose

To assist in searches can you provide a date range for you request please?
E.g. last 3 or last 5 financial years?

You should be aware that the 20 day legislative time limit dictated by the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 has been stopped. Once we receive
clarification of your request a new 20 working day time limit will
commence.

Please send clarification of your request by writing to Corporate
Information Branch, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road Belfast BT5 6LE or by
email to [email address]. Alternatively, if you wish to discuss your
request or have any additional queries you can contact the Corporate
Information Branch on 028 9070 0164.

Yours sincerely,

ARW
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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Subject: FOI-2023-04092
28th March 2024

Dear Mr. Kershaw,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 27th
February 2024 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland
on 27th February 2024 concerning:

Officers Connected to commonpurpose.org

Please find attached response to your request.

Yours sincerely

ARW
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

DD 02890 700 164

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