SCC/FOI/13/19/OA Information about the use of juvenile covert human intelligence sources written since January 1 2017
Published 18 March 2021
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FOI Release: SCC/FOI/13/19/OA
Freedom of Information Request regarding the use of juvenile covert human intelligence sources written since January 1 2017.
Published 6 August 2019
Dear [redacted]
Letter by email
I write in response to an email you sent to me on 26 July 2019. You requested information on all reports or documents (published, unpublished or produced solely internally or for government) concerning the use of juvenile covert human intelligence sources (sometimes also known as ‘child spies’) written since January 1 2017. Your request has been handled as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Q1. All reports or documents (published, unpublished or produced solely internally or for government) concerning the use of juvenile covert human intelligence sources (sometimes also known as ‘child spies’) written since January 1st 2017.
I do not hold the information which you have requested. You may consider a separate request to be made to the Home Office under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act should you require information regarding matters relevant to the Home Office.
If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent internal review of our handling of your request by submitting a complaint within two months to the address below, quoting reference SCC/FOI/13/19/OA. If you ask for an internal review, it would be helpful if you could say why you are dissatisfied with the response.
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As part of any internal review my handling of your information request will be reassessed by staff that were not involved in providing you with this response. If you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you would have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.