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by Doug D 24.10.15 12:37

New response in w/e 4th October list.

I assume this relates to the McCann case, but it could be something else as ‘the above case’ and requestor do not get shown.

http://www.met.police.uk/foi/pdfs/disclosure_2015/october_2015/2015090000242.pdf

Freedom of Information Request Reference No:

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. Do the force pay the Portuguese authority's for their help in the above case

2. How much has this cost to date

3. Should it not be your responsibility whose is it?

DECISION

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

1. The MPS has not made any payments to the Portuguese Authorities

2. N/A

3. No information held.

The Freedom of Information Act provides a right of access to 'recorded' information. Public authorities are not required to create new information in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. This is explained in ICO Decision Notice FS50191203 which states at paragraph 18:

'Set out at section 84, the right of access under the Act is defined as the right to access recorded information held by a public authority. A public authority is under no obligation to create new information, provide general explanations or opinions.'

http://www.ico.gov.uk/~/media/documents/decisionnotices/2009/FS_50191203.ashx

Information Rights Unit

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Wrongly worded questions in any case as it is not the Met who are funding OG, so if any Portuguese costs were involved presumably these would be financed by the Home Office in the same way, so an easy 'no' answer from the Info. Rights Unit.

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Doug D wrote:From todays FOI disclosures dated 1st Nov. on Met Police page.

Don’t know what date ‘todays date’ is but obviously pre-28^th October when they announced the scaling back.

Only 4 return flights to Portugal this year ‘to date’ though.

Not sure why the asked Q.3 unless they thought she had slipped out the side door.

Freedom of Information Request Reference No:

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. Please disclose the number of officers currently working on Operation Grange, with a breakdown showing their ranks;

2. Please disclose the number of police staff currently working on Operation Grange.

3. Please disclose the name of the SIO on Op Grange.

4.Please disclose the total number of flights made to Portugal in 2015 (from January to today’s date) by officers and staff on Op Grange.

DECISION

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Question 1 - Please disclose the number of officers currently working on Operation Grange, with a breakdown showing their ranks;

Op Grange currently consists of:
1 x Detective Chief Inspector 2 x Detective Inspectors 3 x Detective Sergeants 12 x Detective Constables

Question 2 - Please disclose the number of police staff currently working on Operation Grange.

8 x Police Staff 3 x Contract Staff

Question 3 - Please disclose the name of the SIO on Op Grange.

Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall

Question 4 - Please disclose the total number of flights made to Portugal in 2015 (from January to today’s date) by officers and staff on Op Grange.

There have been a total of four (4) return flights to Portugal since January 2015 to date.

Information Rights Unit

http://www.met.police.uk/foi/pdfs/disclosure_2015/november_2015/2015090001421.pdf

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