Saturday 24 September 2011

FOI Request to Thames Valley Police re helicopter flight(s)

On 26th October 2010 I sent the following Freedom of Information Request to Thames Valley Police.

The correspondence to the Attorney General which I mention in that FOI request is online here: Open Letter to the Attorney General regarding the need for an inquest into the death of Dr. David Kelly.

The FOI Request was acknowledged on 27th October 2010 and given the reference RFI2010000727.

The text of the FOI Request of 26th October was as follows:


Hi,

I wish to make a Freedom of Information request regarding the log of the Police Helicopter with respect to the search for Dr. David Kelly after the report that he was missing (approx. 23.40 on 17th July 2003, I understand).

I ask for a copy of the Police helicopter log for the relevant search and for the following specific information.

At what time did the helicopter begin to search for heat sources?

Further, I wish to ask if the helicopter surveyed Harrowdown Hill, if so at what time Harrowdown Hill was surveyed and if any heat source was identified there.

Finally, I ask for identification of the make and model of the heat seeking equipment in the helicopter and the date/time on which it was last tested prior to the search of interest.

I have grouped these questions into a single FOI request since it seems likely that you will be able to access all the requested information from a single information source or closely related information sources.

Thames Valley Police should be aware that yesterday I wrote to the Attorney General formally requesting that he seek from the High Court an order to open an inquest into the death of Dr. David Kelly.

Any information that Thames Valley Police provides (or refuses to provide) in this regard may be relayed to the Attorney General (or the Coroner, if one is appointed) in that connection.

Thank you

(Dr) Andrew Watt

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