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Dear Sir or Madam

This is a FOIA request about the receipt of revenue by your police force or organisation “the Force” from all bodies which are not UK public sector organisations. To be clear, this is not a request for information about the receipt of gifts and hospitality, but the receipt of revenue in exchange for the provision of goods or services.

1. Please provide a list of all bodies from which the Force has earned revenue since 01/01/2016.

2. For each bodies please state:

a) how many transactions the Force has conducted with it
b) the total revenue earned
c) a description of the services provided by the Force

3. Please state how many forms have been submitted to the International Police Assistance Board (IPAB) or Joint International Policing Hub (JIPH) with respect to the Force’s revenue generating activities.

4. For each form please state

a) the date of its submission
b) names of the contracting parties in the forms
c) description of the services to be provided
d) summary of risks identified to the Force

5. Please provide copies of all IPAB or JIPH forms described in question three.

I have structured the request at question two so as to avoid asking for specific pieces of commercial information that may prejudice the interests of any person.

It would be my expectation that if you determine that responding to question five would prejudice international relations, and you conclude that the public interest, which may be finely balanced, is not tipped in favour of disclosure, that you will still be able to provide a degree of information on the issue by responding to question four.

If you do consider that some information is exempt from disclosure, please cite the section of the FOIA you are using to redact information. In line with the spirit and intent of the legislation, please do not withhold information on a 'blanket' basis and ensure any redactions you make are sufficiently granular.

Where applying exemptions which contain a public interest text, please also explain, in line with the guiding principles of the Information Tribunal, how the public interest would be, or would be likely to be, materially prejudiced by disclosure.

I would prefer to receive all information in electronic format and in machine-readable formats (such as .xls) where applicable. I would be grateful if you could acknowledge receipt of this request.

Kind regards,

Mitchell Simmons

South Wales Police

Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Team (FOI) at South
Wales Police.  This message is to confirm that we have received your
correspondence. Please do not reply to this email.

Ydych chi angen siarad gyda'r heddlu ond nad oes angen ymateb brys arnoch?
Ffoniwch 101… Gellir defnyddio'r rhif i roi gwybod am achos nad yw'n un
brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr.

Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

 

Do you need to speak to police but don't require an emergency response?
Call 101… The number can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in
Wales and England.

In an emergency, always dial 999.

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg.
Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English.
Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and
corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

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South Wales Police

Dear Mr Simmons,

 

I write in connection with your request for information regarding Police
revenues since 01/01/2016.

 

The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly and in any case no
later than 20 working days after received your request. 

 

We must consider firstly whether we can comply with s1(1)(a) of the Act,
which is our duty to confirm whether or not the information requested is
held and secondly we must comply with s1(1)(b), which is the provision of
such information. 

 

However, the Act allows the time for response to be longer than 20 working
days, if this balance of the public interest test is undetermined.

 

In this case we have not yet reached a decision on where the balance of
the public interest lies and estimate that it will take additional time to
make this decision.  Therefore, we plan to let you have a response by the
12^th December 2017.  If it appears that it will take longer than this to
reach a conclusion, you will be kept informed.

 

The specific exemption(s) which apply in relation to your request are S.31
Law Enforcement and S.27 International Relations.  Both of these are
qualified exemptions which require the authority to conduct a public
interest test to establish whether the public interest is best served by
disclosure on non-disclosure of the information.

 

The ‘public interest’ is not however, what the public may find
interesting, there must be some tangible benefit to the community in such
a disclosure.  Ultimately, it must be something that serves the interests
of the public.  It is a requirement to identify all the factors which
serve these interests and also those which do not, only then can a
decision be made.

 

Additional information may be located on the ICO’s guidance page at the
link below (Awareness guidance 11 – Time for Compliance):

[1]http://www.ico.gov.uk/tools_and_resource...

 

Kind regards,

Vicky Griffiths

Freedom of Information Team

Data Management Unit & Disclosure Unit/Rheoli Data ac Uned Datgelu

South Wales Police HQ/Pencadlys yr Heddlu

Cowbridge Road/Heol y Bont-Faen

Bridgend/Penybont ar Ogwr

CF31 3SU

DD Telephone/Telliffon 01656 303444

E-mail/E-bost: [2][email address]

 

Ydych chi angen siarad gyda'r heddlu ond nad oes angen ymateb brys arnoch?
Ffoniwch 101 Gellir defnyddio'r rhif i roi gwybod am achos nad yw'n un
brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr.

Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

 

Do you need to speak to police but don't require an emergency response?
Call 101 The number can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in
Wales and England.

In an emergency, always dial 999.

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg.
Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English.
Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and
corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

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South Wales Police

Dear Mr Simmons,

 

Unfortunately, we are still unable to reach a decision on where the
balance of the public interest lies and estimate that it will take
additional time to make this decision. Therefore, we plan to let you have
a response by the 12^th January 2018.  If it appears that it will take
longer than this to reach a conclusion, you will, once again, be kept
informed.

 

Kind Regards

Vicky Griffiths

Freedom of Information Team

Data Management Unit & Disclosure Unit/Rheoli Data ac Uned Datgelu

South Wales Police HQ/Pencadlys yr Heddlu

Cowbridge Road/Heol y Bont-Faen

Bridgend/Penybont ar Ogwr

CF31 3SU

DD Telephone/Telliffon 01656 303444

E-mail/E-bost: [1][email address]

 

From: Freedom of Information
Sent: 14 November 2017 11:06
To: 'Lucas87' <[FOI #439222 email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information Request 1143/17

 

Dear Mr Simmons,

 

I write in connection with your request for information regarding Police
revenues since 01/01/2016.

 

The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly and in any case no
later than 20 working days after received your request. 

 

We must consider firstly whether we can comply with s1(1)(a) of the Act,
which is our duty to confirm whether or not the information requested is
held and secondly we must comply with s1(1)(b), which is the provision of
such information. 

 

However, the Act allows the time for response to be longer than 20 working
days, if this balance of the public interest test is undetermined.

 

In this case we have not yet reached a decision on where the balance of
the public interest lies and estimate that it will take additional time to
make this decision.  Therefore, we plan to let you have a response by the
12^th December 2017.  If it appears that it will take longer than this to
reach a conclusion, you will be kept informed.

 

The specific exemption(s) which apply in relation to your request are S.31
Law Enforcement and S.27 International Relations.  Both of these are
qualified exemptions which require the authority to conduct a public
interest test to establish whether the public interest is best served by
disclosure on non-disclosure of the information.

 

The ‘public interest’ is not however, what the public may find
interesting, there must be some tangible benefit to the community in such
a disclosure.  Ultimately, it must be something that serves the interests
of the public.  It is a requirement to identify all the factors which
serve these interests and also those which do not, only then can a
decision be made.

 

Additional information may be located on the ICO’s guidance page at the
link below (Awareness guidance 11 – Time for Compliance):

[2]http://www.ico.gov.uk/tools_and_resource...

 

Kind regards,

Vicky Griffiths

Freedom of Information Team

Data Management Unit & Disclosure Unit/Rheoli Data ac Uned Datgelu

South Wales Police HQ/Pencadlys yr Heddlu

Cowbridge Road/Heol y Bont-Faen

Bridgend/Penybont ar Ogwr

CF31 3SU

DD Telephone/Telliffon 01656 303444

E-mail/E-bost: [3][email address]

 

Ydych chi angen siarad gyda'r heddlu ond nad oes angen ymateb brys arnoch?
Ffoniwch 101 Gellir defnyddio'r rhif i roi gwybod am achos nad yw'n un
brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr.

Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

 

Do you need to speak to police but don't require an emergency response?
Call 101 The number can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in
Wales and England.

In an emergency, always dial 999.

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg.
Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English.
Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and
corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

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South Wales Police

 

Dear Mr Simmons,

 

You submitted a Freedom of Information Request to us last year about the
receipt of revenue by the police force.

 

I apologise for the delay in responding to your request.

 

Please could you let me know if you would still like this information.

 

Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information Team

Data Management Unit & Disclosure Unit/Rheoli Data ac Uned Datgelu

South Wales Police HQ/Pencadlys yr Heddlu

Cowbridge Road/Heol y Bont-Faen

Bridgend/Penybont ar Ogwr

CF31 3SU

DD Telephone/Telliffon 01656 303444

E-mail/E-bost: [1][email address]

 

Ydych chi angen siarad gyda'r heddlu ond nad oes angen ymateb brys arnoch?
Ffoniwch 101… Gellir defnyddio'r rhif i roi gwybod am achos nad yw'n un
brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr.

Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

 

Do you need to speak to police but don't require an emergency response?
Call 101… The number can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in
Wales and England.

In an emergency, always dial 999.

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg.
Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English.
Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and
corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

show quoted sections

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