Use of drones 2019-20

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Dear British Transport Police,

Please can you tell me if the British Transport police has used drones (UAVs) during 2019-20, either operationally or in testing?

If drones have been used please confirm
a) the dates of their use
b) The purpose for using them

Yours faithfully,

Tom Anderson

Freedom of information, British Transport Police

Dear Tom Anderson,

 

Freedom of Information request ref: 840-20

 

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the
Act’).

 

Your request was received on 13^th July 2020 and will be processed in
accordance with the Act.

 

Please quote the above reference number on any correspondence.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Katie Hulland

Data Protection & FOI Officer

Information Management Unit / Uned Rheoli Gwybodaeth

Capability and Resources / Gallu ac Adnoddau

British Transport Police, 3 Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT

Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig, 3 Sgŵar Callaghan, Caerdydd, CF10 5BT

DX 153042 Cardiff 36

Office / ffôn swyddfa 02920 525 338

Internal / ffôn mewnol 5525338

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[2]www.btp.police.uk

 

 

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Dear Freedom of information,

Please could i also add this additional request

c) The company which supplied them

Yours sincerely,

Tom Anderson

Freedom of information, British Transport Police

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Dear Tom Anderson,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request, our reference 840-20.

 

Please find attached our response.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Katie Hulland

Data Protection & FOI Officer

Information Management Unit / Uned Rheoli Gwybodaeth

Capability and Resources / Gallu ac Adnoddau

British Transport Police, 3 Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT

Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig, 3 Sgŵar Callaghan, Caerdydd, CF10 5BT

DX 153042 Cardiff 36

Office / ffôn swyddfa 02920 525 338

Internal / ffôn mewnol 5525338

Email / e-bost [1][email address]

[2]www.btp.police.uk

 

 

Unless otherwise stated above, this e-mail is considered ‘OFFICIAL’

Oni nodir fel arall uchod, mae’r e-bost yma i’w gael ei ystyried ‘SWYDDOGOL’

 

 

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Dear British Transport Police,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of British Transport Police's handling of my FOI request 'Use of drones 2019-20'.

1) I do not agree with your assessment that disclosing the company supplying BTP's drones would pose any security risk. And it is in the public interest to know how public money is spent, and which companies are benefiting from public contracts. Indeed, other police forces have chosen to make this information publicly available. For example here https://www.kent.police.uk/foi-ai/kent-p...

2) You have supplied me figures showing how many times drones have been used on a month by month basis. But you have not told me the reason for each incident.
The general list of justifications for the use of drones you have provided is not sufficient

Please disclose the purpose of deployment for each incident of drone use.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...

Yours faithfully,

Tom Anderson

Freedom of information, British Transport Police

Dear Tom Anderson,

 

Freedom of Information Internal Review request ref: 983-20.

 

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the
Act’) for an Internal Review of Freedom of Information request ref:
840-20.

 

Your request was received on 24^th August 2020 and will be processed in
accordance with the Act.

 

Please quote the above reference number on any correspondence.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Katie Hulland

Data Protection & FOI Officer

Information Management Unit / Uned Rheoli Gwybodaeth

Capability and Resources / Gallu ac Adnoddau

British Transport Police, 3 Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT

Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig, 3 Sgŵar Callaghan, Caerdydd, CF10 5BT

DX 153042 Cardiff 36

Office / ffôn swyddfa 02920 525 338

Internal / ffôn mewnol 5525338

Email / e-bost [1][email address]

[2]www.btp.police.uk

 

 

Unless otherwise stated above, this e-mail is considered ‘OFFICIAL’

Oni nodir fel arall uchod, mae’r e-bost yma i’w gael ei ystyried ‘SWYDDOGOL’

 

 

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Freedom of information, British Transport Police

2 Attachments

Dear Tom Anderson,

 

Thank you for your request for an internal review under the Freedom of
Information Act, our reference 983-20.

 

Please find attached my response.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Simon Fuller

Data Protection & FOI Manager

Information Management / Uned Rheoli Gwybodaeth

Capability and Resources/Gallu ac Adnoddau

British Transport Police / Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig

Mail / Bost: British Transport Police, Information Management, 2nd Floor,
 3 Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT / Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig, 3
Sgŵar Callaghan, Caerdydd CF10 5BT

[1]www.btp.police.uk 

 

Unless otherwise stated above this e mail is considered ‘OFFICIAL’

 

 

 

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