The Official Secrets Acts 1911 - 1989
Dear Merseyside Police,
I am writing to respectfully make a request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. My request is as follows:-
1) Please, can you provide a list of all employee roles who are employed by your authority and are subject to the provisions as set out in the Official Secrets Acts 1911-1989?
This can be provided in any format, however, a spreadsheet detailing each role and a mark as to whether the role requires the role holder to sign a declaration as to their recognition of being bound thus required to comply with the Act(s).
2) Please provide a disclosure of the format used by your authority which requires the signature of any role holder who is subject to provisions as set out in the Official Secrets Acts 1911-1989 such as an "Official Secrets Acts & Confidentiality Declaration"
If I am able to provide any further information in order to assist your search for information in order to successfully respond to this request, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Ryan Jarvis
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Dear Applicant
Response Letter - FOI Application CC2019/1434 (please quote in all
correspondence)
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Merseyside Police. I note that you seek access to the following
information:
1) Please, can you provide a list of all employee roles who are employed
by your authority and are subject to the provisions as set out in the
Official Secrets Acts 1911-1989?
This can be provided in any format, however, a spreadsheet detailing each
role and a mark as to whether the role requires the role holder to sign a
declaration as to their recognition of being bound thus required to comply
with the Act(s).
2) Please provide a disclosure of the format used by your authority which
requires the signature of any role holder who is subject to provisions as
set out in the Official Secrets Acts 1911-1989 such as an "Official
Secrets Acts & Confidentiality Declaration"
Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within
Merseyside Police to locate information relevant to your request. I can
confirm that the information that you requested is held by Merseyside
Police.
To locate the information relevant to your request, searches were
conducted.
The searches located the records relevant to your request.
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you. Please
find attached my full Response Table.
Complaint Rights
Your attention is drawn to the information following this response, which
details your rights of review and of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
to or e-mail the below address, quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Mr C Collins
Disclosure Analyst
FOI Team
Data Access Unit
Merseyside Police
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
E-mail: [1][Merseyside Police request email]
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Freedom of Information Team
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Merseyside Police
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL
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including telephone calls and electronic messages to and from Merseyside
Police may be subject to monitoring and recording.
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