Introduction
Who's Who & Where
What Are Our Aims, Objectives & Plans?
Chief Constable's Annual Report
Executive Decision Meetings
Our Policies
How Are We Doing?
Significant Public Interest

Information concerning police investigations
Police investigations are conducted with due regard to the confidentiality and privacy of victims, witnesses and suspects. Such investigations may also frequently involve the use of policing tactics or techniques that, if widely known, would hinder the ability of the police service to prevent and detect crime. It is further recognised that the release of information concerning current investigations may compromise any subsequent court proceedings.

For these reasons the police service will, in most cases, seek to apply an exemption to prevent the release of information concerning investigations when requested under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000.

Whilst adopting this general position, there is full recognition that in some cases there will be significant and compelling issues of public interest that require the disclosure of information. However, to override issues of personal privacy and possible harm to individuals involved in the investigation, this public interest must be significantly more than mere curiosity or interest in a particular investigation.

In order to ensure that these public interest issues are fully considered, all applications for information concerning investigations will be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

Introduction

In providing this information Cambridgeshire Constabulary is following the legally approved ACPO model publication scheme.

The Freedom of Information Act requires a Publication Scheme to specify the classes of information the public authority already publishes or intends to publish. Our intention is to publish as much information as possible on subjects where there is known to be public interest. However, exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act may prevent some information from being released.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary publishes, or intends to publish information under the Classes listed below:

1) Who’s Who and Where

Class Definition: "Details of the Force organisational structure and key personnel. This will include, as a minimum, the senior management team."

Senior Management

Availability: Website, Post
Cost: £*

2) What are our Aims, Objectives and Plans

Class Definition: "In this class of information Force level documents are published. They provide information on the strategic aims, objectives and plans of the Force."

Cambridgeshire Constabulary Plans & Reports

Although the Annual Policing Plan and Annual Report are produced by Cambridgeshire Police Authority, they have been included in this publication scheme for your convenience.

Availability: Website, Post
Cost: £*

3) Chief Constable’s Annual Report

Class Definition: "Here you will find the Force's Annual Report."

Cambridgeshire Constabulary Annual Report

Availability: Website, Post
Cost: £*

4) Executive Decision Meetings

Class Definition: "In recognition of the need to have regard to the public interest in allowing access to public information held, and in the publication for reasons for decisions made, the ‘open' session of ratified minutes of formal Force level decision making meetings are published. They contain discussion of key strategic issues under consideration and the primary decisions relating to resource and budgetary matters. The 'closed' session of the minutes are not available under this publication scheme. They contain information of a confidential and sensitive nature, e.g. personnel, security matters and commercial interests."

Details of approved Open session minutes (commencing from launch of this publication scheme) are available on this website. After twenty-four months they will be removed and archived.

Force Executive Board
Delivery Board

Availability: Website, Post
Cost: £*

5) Our Policies

Class Definition: "Here you will find current statements of principle providing guidance and direction to staff in respect of a specific issue or piece of legislation. Our policies establish the expected organisational behaviour in line with organisational objectives leading to a consistent approach to decision making. Our policies set out broad expectations and are the framework from which procedure flows."

It should be noted that some of the material in this Class contains exempt information, which in the public interest, should not be published. Where this occurs the material will clearly show where information has been withheld and explain what exemption has been applied and why. Typically information may be withheld if its release would compromise the health and safety of staff, investigations & proceedings and law enforcement more generally.

At the time of going live with this Publication Scheme we are currently reviewing a number of policy areas and as such are unable to load all of our policies onto our Website at present. If what you are looking for is not here, please contact our Information Access Office.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary Policies

Availability: Website, Post
Cost: £*

6) How Are We Doing?

Class Definition: "Here you will find information revealing our performance against national and Force objectives/targets and Best Value indicators which are required to be produced, as a minimum, on a quarterly basis for the Police Authority."

Force Performance Summary for August 2008
Force Performance Summary for July 2008
Force Performance Summary for June 2008
Force Performance Summary for May 2008
Force Performance Summary for April 2008
Force Performance Summary for March 2008
Force Performance Summary for February 2008
Force Performance Summary for January 2008
Force Performance Summary for December 2007
Force Performance Summary for November 2007
Force Performance Summary for October 2007
Force Performance Summary for September 2007
Force Performance Summary for August 2007
Force Performance Summary for July 2007
Force Performance Summary for June 2007
Force Performance Summary for May 2007
Force Performance Summary for April 2007
Force Performance Summary for March 2007
Force Performance Summary for February 2007
Force Performance Summary for January 2007
Force Performance Summary for December 2006
Force Performance Summary for November 2006
Force Performance Summary for October 2006
Force Performance Summary for September 2006
Force Performance Summary for August 2006
Force Performance Summary for July 2006
Force Performance Summary for June 2006
Force Performance Summary for May 2006
Force Performance Summary for April 2006
Force Performance Summary for March 2006
Force Performance Summary for February 2006
Force Performance Summary for January 2006
Force Performance Summary for December 2005
Force Performance Summary for November 2005
Force Performance Summary for October 2005
Force Performance Summary for Septmber 2005
Force Performance Summary for August 2005
Force Performance Summary for July 2005
Force Performance Summary for June 2005
Force Performance Summary for May 2005
Force Performance Summary for April 2005
Force Performance Summary for March 2005
Force Performance Summary for February 2005
Force Performance Summary for January 2005
Force Performance Summary for December 2004
Force Performance Summary for November 2004
Force Performance Summary for October 2004
Force Performance Summary for September 2004
Force Performance Summary for August 2004
Force Performance Summary for July 2004
Force Performance Summary for June 2004
Force Performance Summary for May 2004
Force Performance Summary for April 2004

Availability: Website, Post
Cost: £*

7) Significant Public Interest

Class Definition: "In addition to the above classes of information, we want to provide you with information of incidents that we believe have significant public interest. That is why we have created this ‘category’ of information which falls outside the approved Classes of Information."

Information provided in this category will be changed/ updated as deemed appropriate by Cambridgeshire Constabulary.

FOI Manual of Guidance
Election Circular to Chief Constables
Cambridgeshire Safety Camera Partnership Documents

Availability: Website, Post
Cost: £*

* Please note that where information is available online, there may be a charge levied to reflect printing and postage costs. You will be informed of this charge prior to your request being processed.