FOI 284-2025 / Mar 2025 / ADR
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 284-2025
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 3rd March 2025 as follows:
ADR Requirements:
- The systems your force uses to ensure compliance with the Authorised Professional Practice on Data Retention (ADR) requirements.
- Confirmation on whether these systems fully address all ADR requirements, or whether certain requirements necessitate bespoke responses or solutions.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in providing the response to your request and for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
Q1 response: Retention of data complies with the College of Policing APP and the force local Record Management Policy and Procedure. Retention periods are monitored and actioned by a manual or automated process (this depends upon the database in which the specific type of information is kept, eg crime date, financial, HR records etc) in line with the retention period, as per the National Retention Schedule.
Q2 response: Warwickshire Police do not hold any specific recorded information in relation to your request. Please note that the Act only extends to requests for recorded information and does not require public authorities to answer questions if this would mean creating new information, or giving an opinion or judgement that is not already recorded.
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 Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB