FAQ Details
Estates Strategy & Procurement - 239/11
Dated: 04 Apr 2011
Date of request: 01/04/2011
Date of response: 04/04/2011
Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
Thank you for your email dated 1 April 2011 in which you made a request for access to certain information which may be held by Northumbria Police.
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
1. A copy of the current Force Estates Strategy
2. Unless specified already in the Estates Strategy a list of all major construction [projects (say over £200k) planned by the force over the next 4 years with, for each:
- The nature of the project
- The estimated project cost
- When it is planned to go to tender for this work
- The planned procurement route e.g. design & build / build / PFI etc
3. Any known planned procurements for cell doors windows, grilles etc within the next 4 years including (where possible)
- The types of product likely to be required
- The likely timing of any procurments
- The planned procurement route
In response:
We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Estates Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is not held by Northumbria Police.
This information may be held by Northumbria Police Authority. However, to aid and assist you we have transferred your request to Northumbria Police Authority and they will provide you with a response.
Should you wish to make direct contact I have included the relevant details below:
Information Rights Officer
Northumbria Police Authority
Civic Centre
Regent Centre
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
email :- informationrights@gateshead.gov.uk
The information we have supplied to you is likely to contain intellectual property rights of Northumbria Police. Your use of the information must be strictly in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended) or such other applicable legislation. In particular, you must not re-use this information for any commercial purpose.
How to complain
If you are unhappy with our decision or do not consider that we have handled your request properly and we are unable to resolve this issue informally, you are entitled to make a formal complaint to us under our complaints procedure which can be found at: http://www.northumbria.police.uk/foi/disclosurelog/foicomprights.asp
If you are still unhappy after we have investigated your complaint and reported to you the outcome, you may complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office and request that they investigate to ascertain whether we have dealt with your request in accordance with the Act.
Yours sincerely
Michael Cleugh
Data Protection and Disclosure Advisor
Direct Dial: 01661 868347