28 July 2017 – 0322.2017-18 – Fire service consultation August 2016

Request

Could I be provided with a copy of the results of the Public Consultation for collaboration between North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and North Yorkshire Police carried out by The Buzz in August 2016.

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

Decision

The information you have requested is already published on the Police and Crime Commissioner’s website and I have provided a link to the information below.

Public Consultation on Fire and Rescue Service and Police Collaboration

As the information is ‘Reasonably Accessible by Other Means’ it is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).

Section 17 of the Act requires North Yorkshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.

Section 21 – Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means
Section 21 is an absolute class based exemption and I am not required to consider the harm or public interest when applying this exemption.

Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a Refusal Notice in response to your request.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.
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