Dear Open Rights Group

Re: Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request for information.

I can confirm your request has been passed to the relevant department who will endeavour to search for any information held and provide you with a response as soon as is possible. This will be within 20 working days and in any case by the 9th May 2023.

Yours sincerely,
Sophie

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Good afternoon

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 11th April 2023, for information about Private Information sharing/privacy documents related to Channel/Prevent.

Please find below City of Doncaster Council’s responses to the questions you have raised.

Request:
- Prevent/Channel Privacy Notice

Response:
This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of information Act. Section 21 exempts information from the right of access if that information is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means. In this case the information is available at: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/th...

Request:
- Information Management Strategy

Response:
City of Doncaster Council does not hold this information.

Request:
- Data Protection Impact Assessment/Privacy Impact Assessment

Response:
City of Doncaster Council does not hold this information.

Request:
- Equality Impact Assessment

Response:
City of Doncaster Council does not hold this information.

Request:
- Data Sharing Agreement(s) or similar

Response:
Please see attached document in relation to Prevent. Any other information contained within the document has been withheld under Section 31(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Section 31 exempts information from the right of access under the Freedom of Information Act if disclosure would prejudice the prevention or detection of crime.

Disclosure of the information would be likely to prejudice the prevention of crime as it is believed that if the information were to be disclosed then details discussed between partners would potentially inform those engaged in criminal activity and impact on the effectiveness of partnership interventions.

As Section 31 is a qualified exemption, the Council is obliged to consider whether disclosure of the information would be in the public interest before refusing to supply the information. Therefore the Council has taken the following factors into account:

Factors for disclosing information:

· To release the information would be in the spirit of openness and transparency in which the Council operates.

· The information is of interest to some members of the public.

Factors for withholding information:

· The information may contribute to criminal knowledge.

· The extent of the agencies involved is not publicly known therefore by disclosing the information this could assist criminals in knowing which agencies to target to support criminal activities.

· The information contains the names of officers involved in the panel who would not necessarily be known. Disclosing this information would make these individuals targets for criminals.

· There is a strong public interest in avoiding the likely prejudice to the prevention of crime. Tackling crime involves a significant strain on public expense and it is in the public interest to ensure that public resources are used cost-effectively.

Taking these factors into consideration, the Council has decided that the reasons for withholding the information outweigh those for disclosing it and we will not be providing the information at this time.

Request:
- Any Memorandum of Understanding with the Home Office.

Response:
This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of information Act. Section 21 exempts information from the right of access if that information is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means. In this case the information is within the Channel Statutory Guidance and Prevent Duty Guidance and are both available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

I hope that this information is useful to you.

City of Doncaster Council estimates that it has cost £50 to respond to this request for information.

Reviewing any decisions made:

If you are not happy with this reply you can ask us to review our response. To do this write to us within 40 working days of receiving your response at the address below or email [email address]

If you do not agree with the review decision you can apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision about our compliance or otherwise with the Freedom of Information legislation. Contact details for the ICO are: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. www.ico.org.uk Telephone 0303 123 1113.

Yours sincerely,

Lucy McMahon
Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Resources
City of Doncaster Council

Phone 01302 736000
Address Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU
Email [email address]
Website www.doncaster.gov.uk

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