An attempt to avoid the Internal Review process, to represent the request in a manner that did not cause any issues:
21/04/2025 to the NPCC:
I apologise for any offence caused. I would be grateful if you could consider my request again. I understand a Response can be amended.
Please also note my typographical error, the periods should be 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 and 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 to enable year-to-year comparison.
If the request will not be reconsidered, I would be grateful if you could provide the reasoning behind your assessment that this was a vexatious request. My intention was not to cause disruption or annoyance, and seeing the reasoning applied would help me to understand how to reframe my request accordingly or, if necessary, present an Internal Review Request.
As you may be aware, the ICO advises that “public authorities must keep in mind that meeting their underlying commitment to transparency and openness may involve absorbing a certain level of disruption and annoyance”.
Additionally, the ICO advise that best practice for authorities applying this exemption is to suggest ways in which a request may be made less burdensome (see https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio…).
I would be grateful if you could review whether this is the correct exemption to have been applied: would section 12, ‘Cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit’ have been more appropriate? If so, please reassess my request accordingly.
The ICO advise that best practice for authorities applying this exemption is to suggest ways in which a request may be made less burdensome (see https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio…). I would be grateful if you would make such suggestions so that I can reframe my request.
May I also take this opportunity to assure you that my request was not intended to be vexatious.
As to purpose, please see https://carcrime.uk/2504040-navcis-pnc-l…. You may also wish to consider a more recent Tribunal decision relating to vexatious – https://carcrime.uk/wp-content/uploads/2…
23/04/2025, the NPCC responded:
Thanks for your email below. Please accept this email as confirmation of your request for an Internal Review.
Internal Review 2266/2025 (of 2233/2025)
Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation and you should receive a response within 20 working days (20/05/2025). In the unlikely event that this is not possible, you will be provided with a revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity.
23/04/2025, in response to the NPCC:
Please note my comment:
‘My intention was not to cause disruption or annoyance, and seeing the reasoning applied would help me to understand how to reframe my request accordingly or, if necessary, present an Internal Review Request.’
I had hoped to be able to reframe the request with your assistance and obtain the information.
In the event this is not possible, any further reasoning would be appreciated to enable me to issue my formal IR