Dear James

LFS/AH/RSN16407

Thank you for your enquiry.

In order for a request to be valid under Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act the requester is required to provide their full name. The Information Commissioner's Office has published guidance on their website at https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio..., stating that

Any variation of the requester’s title or first name combined with their surname (e.g. Mr Smith or John Smith) will be sufficient to meet this requirement. However, a first name or surname provided in isolation, or a set of initials, will not.

Example: A requester named Robert Jones could call themselves ‘Rob Jones’, ‘Bobby Jones’, ‘R Jones’, ‘Bob Jones’ or ‘Mr Jones’. However, they could not just use ‘Robert’, ‘Bob’, ‘Bobby’ or ‘R.J’.

If you could please provide your surname Merseytravel will happily process your request in accordance with the Act.

Kind regards,

Andrew Henderson

Senior Information Management Officer | Merseytravel | Mann Island, PO Box 1976, Liverpool, L69 3HN
Office: 0151 330 1679 | Email: [email address]

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Dear Mr Thompson

LFS/AH/RSN16407

Thank you for your email. Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and will be answered within twenty working days.

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Andrew Henderson

Senior Information Management Officer | Merseytravel | Mann Island, PO Box 1976, Liverpool, L69 3HN
Office: 0151 330 1679 | Email: [email address]

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Dear Mr Thompson

LFS/AH/RSN16407

Thank you for your recent request made under the Freedom of Information Act. Please find Merseytravel’s response below.

• Do Mersey Tunnels Police accept lateral transfer of police officers at the rank of Constable?

No, to date all applicants to Mersey Tunnels Police would go through the standard recruitment and selection process. However, this is something that is being reviewed as part of the wider changes to the Policing family recruitment processes nationally.

• Do Mersey Tunnels Police accept lateral transfer of police officers at the rank of Sergeant?

No, to date all applicants to Mersey Tunnels Police would go through the standard recruitment and selection process. However, this is something that is being reviewed as part of the wider changes to the Policing family recruitment processes nationally.

• Do Mersey Tunnels Police conduct internal promotion examinations for police Constables to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant?

Yes, this is based on Blackstone’s Police Crime, Evidence and Procedure, Roads Policing and General Police Duties.

• Do Mersey Tunnels Police accept external applications for positions at the rank of Sergeant?

No.

• Of Mersey Tunnels Police's current provision of Constables, Sergeants and Inspectors, how many (if any) either transferred from other police agencies or have prior service with another police agency?

No Police Officers (all ranks) have transferred to Mersey Tunnels Police from another Police Force or Policing Family Agency. However, this would not be ruled out in the future. A very small number of serving Mersey Tunnels Police Officers have prior service another Police agency however, as you will note from the answer below the last recruitment for Mersey Tunnels Police was October 2004.

• When did Mersey Tunnels Police last recruit police officers at the rank of Constable?

October 2004

• When did Mersey Tunnels Police last recruit police officers at the rank of Sergeant?

Not applicable. There is currently an internal promotion for Police Constables internally to apply for a substantive Police Sergeant post.

I trust that this information is of interest to you.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right under the Act to ask for an internal review, which should be addressed to:
Mrs Julie Watling
Legal, Democratic Services & Procurement Manager
Merseytravel
PO Box 1976
Liverpool
L69 3HN
[email address]

If you are not content with the result of your internal review, you also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner, whose address is
The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF
www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Andy Henderson

Senior Information Management Officer | Merseytravel | Mann Island, PO Box 1976, Liverpool, L69 3HN
Office: 0151 330 1679 | Email: [email address]

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