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06 January 2017 – 449.2016-17 – Outside police force investigations

Request:

Please provide the following details of all outside police force investigations requested by NYOPCC since 1st December 2012.

  • Date requested
  • Force (or policing body) appointed to investigate
  • Operational name
  • Terms of reference
  • Budget agreed
  • Date finalised
  • Final cost

Response:

Extent of Searches to Locate Information
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) to locate relevant information.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held, in part, by the OPCC.

Decision

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

There have been 3 investigations carried out by external Police Forces in response to a request from the OPCC since 1 December 2012. Please see below details:

1st Investigation:

  • Date requested – 20 January 2014.
  • Force (or policing body) appointed to investigate – Staffordshire Police.
  • Operational name – There is no information held to answer this part of your request.
  • Terms of reference – Allegations against Chief Constable regarding abuse of position.
  • Budget agreed – There is no information held to answer this part of your request.
  • Date finalised – Response to complainant: 23 January 2015.
  • Final cost – there is no information held to answer this part of your request. This is because, outside of specific named Operations, such investigation costs are covered by normal policing duties, and therefore not recorded per activity.

2nd Investigation:

  • Date requested – 11 September 2014.
  • Force (or policing body) appointed to investigate – Nottinghamshire Police.
  • Operational name – There is no information held to answer this part of your request.
  • Terms of reference – Allegations against Chief Constable regarding misconduct in public office, conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, abduction and harassment.
  • Budget agreed – There is no information held to answer this part of your request.
  • Date finalised – Response to complainant: 30 December 2014
  • Final cost – there is no information held to answer this part of your request. This is because, outside of specific named Operations, such investigation costs are covered by normal policing duties, and therefore not recorded per activity.

3rd Investigation:

  • Date requested – 13 December 2012.
  • Force (or policing body) appointed to investigate – Durham Police.
  • Operational name – There is no information held to answer this part of your request.
  • Terms of reference – Criminal allegations against Police Authority Chair.
  • Budget agreed – There is no information held to answer this part of your request.
  • Date finalised – Response to complainant: 7 August 2013.
  • Final cost – there is no information held to answer this part of your request. This is because, outside of specific named Operations, such investigation costs are covered by normal policing duties, and therefore not recorded per activity.