Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

I would like to have more information on the types of markers/categories used in the PNC in relation to individuals (as opposed to vehicles, objects etc.). As far as I am aware there are at least two types of 'markers' on the PNC: 'Wanted/missing' or 'Locate and trace'.

However there also seems to be further categorisations, for example in the guidance published by the College of Policing in issuing Article 32 Alerts in regards to the Schengen Information System, it is stated that 'An Article 32 alert is created automatically when an officer records a person as missing on the PNC'. Could you clarify which specific 'marker' or 'category' this is on the PNC? Just as an example, would someone who has failed to appear (at either the police station or the court) after being bailed be classified as 'missing', or 'wanted'?

If possible, I would like a list of all the possible markers/(sub-)categories that can be listed on the PNC, as well as explanations and details on the situations under which they are used. Please make it obvious which are the 'main' markers and which are the 'subcategories' that correspond with the individual type of marker. If an official handbook/guideline (or an excerpt from such a document) regarding this matter is available, please kindly provide it to me, regardless of the organisation that issued the document. If there is no such official document, or if the document does not contain all of the information as specified above, one that is written subsequent to this request containing the details as described above would also be acceptable.

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand

Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

Please confirm receipt of my FOI request, so I know that it has been received properly.

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand

Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

I agree that, as per the guidelines, there is ground for requests 2-4 to be treated as one request. However, I believe that Request 1 should be treated as a separate request as it involves a different matter - the PNC, intended for domestic use, as opposed to the SIS II, which is European-wide. Please take the time to re-consider my request and let me know of your decision. Thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand

Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

I would like to remind you that the deadline fir a response by the NPCC to FOI request no. 000115/16 is today.

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand

Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

A response from NPCC regarding request 115/16 is now overdue. Please respond as soon as possible or provide a date by which I can expect a response. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand

Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

Sherry - thanks for your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand

Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

I would like to request an internal review of my request. I have also modified it to be as follows:

The data concerned only includes those outstanding alerts uploaded by the UK during the calendar year 2015.

I wish for the NPCC to disclose data relating to outstanding alerts issued under Article 34 on
the Schengen Information System II (SIS II). Please breakdown the data by the following categories, if the information is available: nationality of the individual and age of the individual. If as a result of these categorisations, any exemption would apply, it would be acceptable only to break the data down by age.

I wish for the NPCC to disclose data relating to outstanding alerts issued under Article 36 for
individuals on the Schengen Information System II (SIS II). Data on Article 36 alerts for
vehicles/containers are therefore not required. Please breakdown the data for Article 36 alerts for individuals by the following categories, if the information is available: nationality of the individual and age of the individual. If as a result of these categorisations, any exemption would apply, it would be acceptable only to break the data down by age.

Please also disclose the total number of article 38 alerts created by the UK in 2015, and break it down by type (e.g. car, passport, ID card).

However, if the cost limit would still be exceeded or if any other exemption would apply, please could you provide a simple total for each of the 3 different types of alerts created by the UK in 2015, without it being broken down.

Furthermore, the link you have provided to the PNC manual (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.u...) seems to be faulty, as the document, apart from the first page, is completely empty - there is not even a blank page, it simply doesn't exist (although the pdf file indicates that there are more than 600 pages).

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand

Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

Thank you for your reply to my internal review request (115/16). Upon re-reading the original response to my request I now understand why the information requested in questions 2-4 of my original request cannot be provided. However, I believe that if the data is not broken down at all (i.e. presented simply as one number) then the cost would be far lower. I would therefore like to ask the NPCC to disclose the number of all article 34 alerts and article 36 alerts uploaded by the UK in the calendar year 2015 (Please, however, still present the numbers for the two different types of alerts separately). Please advise me as to whether this will be treated as a new request or as a follow-up.

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand

Dear National Police Chiefs Council,

Re: FOI request 000154/16
Please also include data on the number of article 38 alerts issued by the UK in 2015 - I left this out by mistake in my original request.

Yours faithfully,

Alain Durand