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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 620-2023
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 22nd June 2023 as follows:
Please include the following information, broken down by the 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years:
Response:
Please be advised that the information that you have requested is not available in a readily retrievable format. Information regarding lost property compensation claims for individuals in custody is not held centrally nor in an electronically retrievable format and therefore there is no method which would allow easy extraction.
Therefore, in order to ascertain the requested information, it would be necessary to conduct a review of information held in relation to each and every claim that was made during the specified period.
For the period of time requested this would mean that approximately 245 files would need to be reviewed manually at an estimated time of at least 5 minutes per file.
245 arrests @ a minimum of 5 minutes per claim = 20.4 hours
This would involve a disproportionate amount of effort which would take us over the fees limit (£450) as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.
In accordance with Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please treat this letter as the Refusal Notice I am required to provide to you in respect of your request.
In accordance with Section 16 of the Act I have a duty to provide advice and assistance in relation to your request and, if possible, suggest ways in which you may revise your request. However, in this case I am unable to suggest a way to revise your request into one which could be dealt with within the fees limit.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB