Your email to the Merseyside Police Freedom of Information (FOI) in box is
acknowledged.

If it contains an initial (new) request under FOI it will be dealt with in
accordance with section 10 of the Act which means that you are entitled to
receive a response no later than 20 working days after the first working
day* on which your request is received.

Other arrangements may apply if a fees notice is issued or if the time
period is extended in order that public interest considerations of our
response may take place. Section 10 also allows public authorities to
apply variations to the normal 20 working day timescale in some limited
circumstances.

Due to the volume of e-mail correspondence and FOI applications received,
the Force regrets that individual acknowledgement e-mails will not be sent
even if specifically requested.

If the correspondence cannot be dealt with as FOI, it will be forwarded
internally and you will be advised of the location. Any related
communication must be direct to the identified location and not the FOI
e-mail address.

*The ‘working day’ is defined as any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday,
Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the
Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.
The first reckonable day is the working day after the working day of
receipt.

Although every effort will be made to ensure a response is provided within
statutory deadlines, due to current circumstances delays may be
unavoidable. We apologise for any inconvenience and will endeavour to
process your request as quickly as is practicable.

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Your email to the Merseyside Police Freedom of Information (FOI) in box is
acknowledged.

If it contains an initial (new) request under FOI it will be dealt with in
accordance with section 10 of the Act which means that you are entitled to
receive a response no later than 20 working days after the first working
day* on which your request is received.

Other arrangements may apply if a fees notice is issued or if the time
period is extended in order that public interest considerations of our
response may take place. Section 10 also allows public authorities to
apply variations to the normal 20 working day timescale in some limited
circumstances.

Due to the volume of e-mail correspondence and FOI applications received,
the Force regrets that individual acknowledgement e-mails will not be sent
even if specifically requested.

If the correspondence cannot be dealt with as FOI, it will be forwarded
internally and you will be advised of the location. Any related
communication must be direct to the identified location and not the FOI
e-mail address.

*The ‘working day’ is defined as any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday,
Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the
Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.
The first reckonable day is the working day after the working day of
receipt.

Although every effort will be made to ensure a response is provided within
statutory deadlines, due to current circumstances delays may be
unavoidable. We apologise for any inconvenience and will endeavour to
process your request as quickly as is practicable.

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Dear Applicant,

I acknowledge receipt of your email received on 5^th September 2024,
requesting that Merseyside Police review its response to your request for
information concerning:

FOI application registered under the number DJ 2024 – 1059.

The wording of the applications was, “Can you supply the risk assessments
that you actioned in the operational plan for policing the two protests
held on 03/08/2024 one at the Pier Head and one at St George’s plateau, in
particular the part of the plan that allowed the gold commander to allow
the St George’s plateau protest to move from its position and match
towards the opposing protest at the Pier Head?”

I understand that you have raised a query regarding the application
response being invalid as it states No Information Held.

An internal review will be undertaken surrounding our FOI response - this
will be considered independently by the Information Security Officer. The
review will be conducted in accordance with the Merseyside Police review
procedure and every effort will be made to have a response to you no later
than the 3^rd October 2024,  (20 working days from receipt of internal
review request, as advocated by the ICO).

However, if it becomes clear that the review will not be completed by this
date you will be contacted.

Yours faithfully,

D. Jackson

D. Jackson

Disclosure Analyst

Data Access Unit

Merseyside Police

Headquarters

PO Box 2122

LIVERPOOL

L3 3YW

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Dear J M Bradley, 

Further to your request, received 6^th September 2024, for Merseyside
Police to conduct an internal review of your Freedom of Information
request, I confirm that I have completed my review. As we do not hold the
information you have requested it is my view that the original response,
of no information held, remains valid. 

Your request 

“Can you supply the risk assessments that you actioned in the operational
plan for policing the two protests held on 03/08/2024 one at the Pier Head
and one at St George’s plateau, in particular the part of the plan that
allowed the gold commander to allow the St George’s plateau protest to
move from its position and match towards the opposing protest at the Pier
Head?” 

Decision: 

No information held 

A member of our Data Access Unit team has, under Section 16 of the FOIA,
provided you with a link (below) to the Merseyside Police news section of
our Force’s website. The Force has and will continue to publish
information related to the disorder incidents in this location.
[1]https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/ne...

Complainant Rights:  

If you still feel that we have not responded appropriately to your
information request, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s
Office (ICO).

You should make complaints to the ICO within six weeks of receiving the
outcome of an internal review. The easiest way to lodge a complaint is
through their website: [2]www.ico.org.uk/foicomplaints   

Yours Sincerely, 

Phillip

Phillip Caddick (He/Him)
Information Security Officer
CSD Information Security

Email: [email address]
Website: [3]www.merseyside.police.uk

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For more information about the use and disclosure of personal data, see
our [8]privacy notice

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