"Rainbow Flag" Displayed At Greater Manchester Police Stations

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

Can you please provide the following information under the Freedom Of Information Act:

1. Did Greater Manchester Police receive any legal advice about flying the "Rainbow Flag" at Greater Manchester Police Stations? If so please provide a copy.

2. Which laws does Greater Manchester Police believe governs flying the "Rainbow Flag" at Greater Manchester Police Stations?

3. Which other political groups, apart from LGBTP, does Greater Manchester Police fly a flag for?

4. Can you please provide the name of each Police Station that flew the "Rainbow Flag". Also please provide details of each date each Greater Manchester Police flew a "Rainbow Flag".

5. Please list all other flags that have been flown at Greater Manchester Police Stations over the last six years.

6. Please list all senior Greater Manchester Police Officers involved in making the decision to fly the "Rainbow Flag".

Yours faithfully,

Sean Moran

Greater Manchester Police

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Dear Sean Moran,

Please see attached response.

Regards

Caroline

Caroline Barker
Information Compliance and Records Management Unit
Information Services Branch - Business Operations
Greater Manchester Police
c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Manchester M11 2NS

External Tel: 0161 856 2532
Internal Extension: 62532
email: [email address]

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Greater Manchester Police's handling of my FOI request '"Rainbow Flag" Displayed At Greater Manchester Police Stations'.

My request was about the legality of flying political flags on Greater Manchester Police Stations, not about planning permission. Can you please respond properly to my request?

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

Yours faithfully,

Sean Moran

Greater Manchester Police

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Dear Mr. Moran

Thank you for your email.

Your request for an internal review has been logged.

Regards

Rizwana Farooq
Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police
Tel: 0161 856 9587

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