Dear Mr Graham Mitchell

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Acknowledgement -
Reference: 01/FOI/23/033781

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 06/11/2023. I note you seek
access to the following information:

 

Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Please provide details (dates and venues) of the Weapon Sweeps carried out
by the (Croydon) Bensham Manor Safer Neighbourhood Team in the calendar
years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1 January 2023 to 31
October 2023.

For each date and venue please state the number of weapons discovered.

 

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). You will receive a response within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act.

 

Due to an increase in the volume of work received by the Data Office we
regret to inform you that we have fallen behind in our processing and are
experiencing delays.

 

We can assure you we are working as fast as we can to process your request
and we are looking into ways to increase our staffing to accommodate the
increase of work received by the MPS.

 

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us at [1][The Met request email], quoting the reference number above.
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message and/or advise you of the relevant contact details. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Data Office Triage Team

Information Rights Unit

 

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Sidcup

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On behalf of

Data Office - Triage Team

Information Rights Unit

Metropolitan Police Service

PO Box 313, Sidcup, DA15 0HH

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Your ref: 
Our ref: 01/FOI/23/033781

 

23/11/2023

 

 

 
 

 

Dear Mr Mitchell

 

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/23/033781

 

Please see the attached in respect of your Freedom of Information request
referenced above.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Audeeba Ali

 

 

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