New FOI ACT Questions regarding Madeleine McCann - 3 March 2018

by **Jill Havern** 04.03.18 8:21

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT QUESTIONS 3 March 2018

Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

REQUEST ALSO SENT TO THE HOME OFFFICE

Regarding the Madeleine McCann investigation being carried out by Operation Grange

1. Please state the name and rank of the current Investigation Co-Ordinator/Senior Investigation Officer

2. Please name all the officers in the reporting line from the S.I.O. up to the Metropolitan Commissioner, and give their current rank

3. Please state the total number of staff currently employed by Operation Grange and give their ranks

4. Two efits of a person suspected of being Madeleine's abductor were shown on a TV programme, Crimewatch, on 14 October 2013:

(A) On what date did Operation Grange first receive these efits? (B) From whom? (C) Is Operation Grange still seeking the public's help in identifying this man?

5. Reference was made in 2014 to Operation Grange/the Home Office/the government paying for Portuguese assistance with searches in Praia da Luz, Portugal, including the hire of a top-of-the-range Mark III Alouette military helicopter. Please give the dates and amounts of all or any payments made to the Portuguese government or any Portuguese agencies in respect of these expenses or any other expenses for which the Portuguese Police or other agencies have requested payment.

(This same question has also been sent to the Home Office)

Yours faithfully,

Anthony Bennett

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Dear Home Office,

Reference was made in 2014 to Operation Grange/the Home Office/the government paying for Portuguese assistance with searches in Praia da Luz, Portugal, including the hire of a top-of-the-range Mark III Alouette military helicopter. Please give the dates and amounts of all or any payments made to the Portuguese government or any Portuguese agencies in respect of these expenses or any other expenses for which the Portuguese Police or other agencies have requested payment.

(This same question has also been sent to the Metropolitan Police Service)

Yours faithfully,

Anthony Bennett

by Verdi 04.03.18 13:12

Blimey, that's gonna confuse 'em. How can the Home Office say it's a matter for the Metropolitan Police, or vice-versa - they'll either collide full impact or implode under the pressure of thinking outside the rule book.

Still, just another day at the office - of circumlocution.

Cunning glee