Afternoon All,
Sorry for delayed response; the crocodiles are particularly snappy at the moment.
The basis for charging for services by police and police authorities is set out in ‘Paying the Bill 2: ACPO/APA Guidance on Charging for Police Services’, Revised Edition July 2011. It’s legal.
The document considers against whom charges should or should not be levied, provides for free emergency provision of information where appropriate and more. Requests for information it suggests should attract a standard fee of £75 for up to two hours work, then £25 per hour thereafter.
From experience I am aware that police will provide information by way of the exemption where they are assured of the necessity of the disclosure for the exempted purposes and that the information will not be used for any other purpose – such as the chasing of debts or the reconciliation of insurance claims. There was, and probably still is, a specific agreement in place with most insurers for the provision of information by way of the exemption, which attracted the standard charge.
It works the other way too: telcos charge police for the provision of subscriber information sought during investigations.
Regards,
md
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