 Dear Jamie Halliday,

 Our Reference: FOI/17646

 FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA)

 We write in connection with your requests for information which was
 received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 11/05/2026
 concerning:

 Sexual Offences 2025

 This request will be dealt with under the terms of the FOIA and a response
 should be sent to you within 20 working days. However if there are any
 delays in responding to your request Corporate Information Branch will
 advise you and provide an update in writing.

 If your request is unclear and clarification is required the 20 day
 legislative time limit dictated by the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 will be stopped until we receive clarification of your request. The ICO
 guidance at paragraph 40 of the link below sets out that the clock begins
 anew the day after the clarification is received. It states:
 “If the requester subsequently provides enough detail to enable the
 authority to identify and locate the information, then the authority must
 respond to the clarified request within a new 20 working day time limit
 with the ‘clock’ starting the day after it receives the required
 clarification.”

 The link for this
 is: [1]ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi/freedom-of-information-and-environmental-information-regulations/interpreting-and-clarifying-requests/

 If you have any queries regarding your request please either email / write
 to the PSNI’s Corporate Information Branch, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock
 Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by emailing
 [2][email address] leaving the subject line unchanged.

 If you are a member of the media or press, you may wish to direct your
 enquiry to our News and Media Desk via e-mail
 [3][email address].  Further information on this
 can be found at the following link
 [4]https://www.psni.police.uk/about-us/our-departments/strategic-communications-and-engagement.
 Please note that enquiries submitted via this process will be handled
 separately at the Organisation’s discretion, outside of the provisions of
 the FOIA, and there is no obligation to provide requested information
 through this route.

 If you are dissatisfied with how your request was handled by the PSNI
 under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), or with the outcome of your
 request, you can submit a request for an internal review to be undertaken
 by an independent decision maker. In the event that you require a review,
 please outline the reason for your dissatisfaction, in writing, by
 emailing [5][email address].  Alternatively, you can
 write to: Corporate Information Manager, Corporate Information Branch,
 PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE.

 Please submit your written request for review within 40 working days of
 receiving our initial response. Regrettably, and in line with the
 Information Commission’s guidance, requests for review submitted after
 this timeframe will not be accepted. Further information can be found at
 the following link:
 [6]https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi/freedom-of-information-and-environmental-information-regulations/request-handling-freedom-of-information/
  

 If, following receipt of the PSNI’s internal review response, you remain
 dissatisfied with how your request has been handled you have the right,
 under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act, to make a written
 complaint to the Information Commission via their website:
 [7]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/.  Alternatively, you can write to:
 ‘Information Commission’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
 Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 In most circumstances, the Information Commissioner will not investigate a
 complaint unless an internal review procedure has been carried out
 however, the Commissioner has the option to investigate the matter at
 their discretion.

 Yours sincerely,

 Angela

 Corporate Information Branch
 E-mail: [8][email address]

 PSNI Headquarters • Brooklyn • 65 Knock Road • Belfast • BT5 6LE

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References

 Visible links
 1. http://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi/freedom-of-information-and-environmental-information-regulations/interpreting-and-clarifying-requests/
 2. mailto:[email address]
 3. mailto:[email address]
 4. https://www.psni.police.uk/about-us/our-departments/strategic-communications-and-engagement
 5. mailto:[email address]
 6. https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi/freedom-of-information-and-environmental-information-regulations/request-handling-freedom-of-information/
 7. https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
 8. mailto:[email address]


