Saturday 11 June 2011

FOI Request to Thames Valley Police re TVP handling of DC Coe's false statement to the Hutton Inquiry

This post consists largely of a Freedom of Information request to Thames Valley Police sent earlier today regarding its awareness and handling of DC Graham Coe's false statement to the Hutton Inquiry.

It seems to me that Thames Valley Police have handled the issue badly in not being honest about the false testimony at an early date.


This is a Freedom of Information request.

On 16th September 2003 DC Graham Coe made a false statement to the Hutton Inquiry about the number of individuals he was accompanied by in the vicinity of Harrowdown Hill, Oxfordshire.

1. When did Thames Valley Police first become aware that DC Coe had made a false statement to the Hutton Inquiry?

2. Did Thames Valley Police conduct an internal inquiry of any type into DC Coe's false statement? Did Thames Valley Police impose any disciplinary penalty on DC Coe?

3. What steps have Thames Valley Police made to inform the public about DC Coe's false statement?

4. Has Thames Valley Police ever issued a formal statement to the public on the matter? If so, on what date? I ask for a copy of any and all such statements.

5. Has Thames Valley Police ever publicly apologised about this matter?

6. Was Chief Constable Peter Neyroud party to the concealment of DC Coe's false testimony?

7. What costs have been incurred by Thames Valley Police subsequent to 16th September 2003 as a result of promptly failing to be open and honest about DC Coe's false testimony?

Thank you

(Dr) Andrew Watt

Thursday 9 June 2011

FOI Request to Thames Valley Police re vehicle with a communications mast

The following Freedom of Information request was sent to Thames Valley Police on 8th December 2010.

Thames Valley Police have refused to answer the question. That refusal was sent to me on 8th January 2011.

I asked for a formal internal review. Following that review, Thames Valley Police continue to refuse to answer the question.

Thames Valley Police allocated the request the following reference: RFI2010000848


This is a Freedom of Information request.

With respect to the vehicle with a communications mast on it (described by Janice Kelly in evidence to the Hutton Inquiry at Lines 7 and 8 on Page 53 at http://www.the-hutton-inquiry.org.uk/content/transcripts/hearing-trans24.htm ),

1. At what time on 17th July 2003 or 18th July 2003 was the presence of the vehicle at the Kelly home requested?

2. At what time on 18th July 2003 did the vehicle arrive at the Kelly house?

3. On whose authority was the presence of the vehicle requested?

4. Where, in July 2003, was the vehicle normally based?

5. From what location did the vehicle travel to the Kelly house?

6. Which organisation(s) owned the vehicle and its associated communications equipment?

7. What was the make and model of the communications equipment on the vehicle?

8. What was the maximum range of the communications equipment on the vehicle?

Thank you

(Dr) Andrew Watt