Reply to email FOI 97514 disclosed in FOI request
Dear Avon and Somerset Constabulary,
Email reference FOI 97514 dated 8th September from Julian Kern to Carol Wood, Christine Jones and CC'd to David Bulpitt has the question
"Could you please let me know what involvement NARPO has had to date and whether we have any evidence to that effect. If we haven't could you please explain why we wrote that we had"
I wish you to disclose the reply to this email from any party.
The original email was disclosed under FOI request https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...
Yours faithfully,
KristinaJessick
Corporate Information Management Department
Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,
Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ
Facsimile 01275 814667
Private Our Reference 1103 /14
Kristina Jessick
Your reference
[1][FOI #233173 email]
Date 8^th October
2014
Dear Ms Jessick,
I write in connection with your request for information dated 7^th October
2014 concerning FOI reference 975 /14. This request will be dealt with
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act. In some
circumstances Avon and Somerset Constabulary may be unable to achieve this
deadline if consideration needs to be given to the public interest test.
If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised time-scale at
the earliest opportunity.
Yours sincerely,
C Quartey
Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department
Please note;
1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary’s website (within 24 hours), some of which may contain a link
to additional information, which may provide you with further
clarification.
2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order to
seek clarification, all other communication should be made in writing.
3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review procedure.
Dear #Freedom of Information Requests,
MySociety's Whatdotheyknow uses clever algorithms to determine the due date of requests.
Currently waiting for a response from Avon and Somerset Constabulary, they must respond promptly and normally no later than 4 November 2014 (details).
Please can you tell me when I will have your response
Yours sincerely,
Kristina Jessick
The 20th working day is tomorrow, the first day is the next working day after the request for information is received as per ACPO guidance.
You can expect your response tomorrow.
Many thanks
Rebecca
Dear #Freedom of Information Requests,
May I bring to your attention the ACPO Manual of Guidance Freedom of Information Act 2000 Version 6.1
Page 31:
[The time limit in which forces have to respond to requests is very clearly defined in the legislation and ICO guidance. Requests must be answered as soon as practicable, and in any case within 20 working days. It is important to remember that day ‘1’ will be the day after receipt.]
and
[The 20 working days time limit becomes effective on the day of receipt or the date on which further information that has been reasonably required has been received. Where a fee is charged, the 20 day compliance time period will begin again upon clearance of the applicant’s cheque.]
So day 0 was the 7th October. Day 1 was the 8th October.
2 09/10
3 10/10
4 13/10
5 14/10
6 15/10
7 16/10
8 17/10
9 20/10
10 21/10
11 22/10
12 23/10
13 24/10
14 27/10
15 28/10
16 29/10
17 30/10
18 31/10
19 03/11
20 04/11
Day 20 is the 4th November. It seems you are not complying with ACPO guidelines.
Yours sincerely,
Kristina Jessick
Ms Jessick
Thank you for your assistance by listing each working day below. However in this instance your request was received by this office on the 8th as you submitted your request after office hours on the 7th, therefore your first day of your request was the 9th October. I trust this clarifies this matter.
We are a very busy team and we are endeavouring to reply to the vast number of requests that are submitted in accordance with the legislative timescales. I thank you for your patients.
Rebecca
Dear #Freedom of Information Requests,
Your workload does not absolve you from abiding by the act.
ico.org.uk/~/media/documents/library/Freedom_of_Information/Detailed_specialist_guides/time-for-compliance-foia-guidance.pdf
Page 9. Section 34
34. For the purposes of the Act, a ‘working day’ will end at midnight regardless of the opening hours of the authority. Therefore, any request which arrives before that time should be regarded as having been received that day.
Yours sincerely,
KristinaJessick
Dear #Freedom of Information Requests,
Yesterday you kindly informed me that I can expect my response today
"The 20th working day is tomorrow, the first day is the next working day after the request for information is received as per ACPO guidance. You can expect your response tomorrow.
Many thanks
Rebecca"
I trust that there is no issue and that this is still the case. The ICO does refer to an obligation to respond promptly :
http://ico.org.uk/foikb/FOIPolicyWhendoe...
"It is, however, theoretically possible to find that a public authority’s duties under section 1(1) were complied with within 20 working days, but still not promptly."
I feel this response is neither prompt nor 20 working days so will invoke an internal review if there is no response today. I have already spoken to the ICO office today on the telephone to confirm what i can do when a public authority fails to act promptly.
Yours sincerely,
Kristina Jessick
Ms Jessick
Thank you for your email and for providing this guidance. We will endeavour to provide a response to you as soon as possible. You are entitled to invoke an internal review if you wish. Details of how to do so are attached.
Kind regards
C Quartey
Dear #Freedom of Information Requests,
I am confused with your answer. I was told yesterday that I can expect the response today. Are refusing to answer the request ? Knowing this will help me to determine my next actions.
Yours sincerely,
Kristina Jessick
Corporate Information Management Department
Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,
Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ
Facsimile 01275 814667
Email foirequests@avonandsomerset.police.uk
Private Our Reference 1103/14
KristinaJessick Your reference
[FOI #233173 email] Date 05 November 2014
Dear Ms Jessick
I write in connection with your request for information dated 7^th October
concerning communications concerning police injury pensions.
Specifically you asked: “Email reference FOI 97514 dated 8th September
from Julian Kern to Carol Wood, Christine Jones and CC'd to David Bulpitt
has the question
"Could you please let me know what involvement NARPO has had to date and
whether we have any evidence to that effect. If we haven't could you
please explain why we wrote that we had"
I wish you to disclose the reply to this email from any party.”
Please find the requested email attached.
Yours sincerely
C Quartey
Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department
Please note:
1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary’s website (within 24 hours), some of which may contain a link
to additional information, which may provide you with further
clarification.
2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order to
seek clarification, all other communication should be made in writing.
3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review procedure (copy
attached).
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