Police Guard Log Book, 18 December

The request was refused by Cabinet Office.

Dear Cabinet Office,

outside the doors to No. 10, there is usually a police office stationed on guard, tasked with preventing criminals gaining access to Downing Street.

I would expect a log book/diary to be maintained.

Accordingly please could you disclose to me the guard's log book entries from 18th and 19th December 2020.

I would be particularly interested to know whether the officer on duty was aware there was a significant social gathering in side, and if so, why there was apparently no intervention by Police.

Yours faithfully,

P. John

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

Our ref: FOI2021/23051

Dear P John,

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 3rd
December. Your request is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 ('the Act').

The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore aim to reply at the latest by
6th January.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

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Dear P John,

Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request (reference FOI2021/23051).

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

Dear Cabinet Office,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Cabinet Office's handling of my FOI request 'Police Guard Log Book, 18 December'.

I think it somewhat improbable that the Cabinet Office holds no such records of the events on 18/19 December 2020, still less likely the police would not keep a diary/daybook for the purpose of handover from shift to shift for example.

Please disclose the information requested.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p...

Yours faithfully,

P. John

Cabinet Office FOI Team,

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Dear P John,

Please find attached our response to your request for an Internal Review
(reference IR2022/00222).

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team