Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Mr Baldwin

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2013010000685

I write in connection with your request for information which was

received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 08/01/2013. I note

you seek access to the following information:

* 1. I am an Investigator with IBIS in Washington DC. USA. 2, We

made an earlier request, and were advised that there were no longer

any records, however we are now advised that subsequent to our request

new information from the Met has come to light. My request is as

follows: 1. In February 1994 did your officer P.C. Emlyn Welsh

give evidence in a trial at the Central Criminal Court ? 2. If he

did, was he asked any questions at all about the planned terrorist

attacks on New York and Washington on 11th September 2001 (the event

commonly known as 9/11) ? 3. If officer Welsh was asked questions

pertaining to 9/11, what was he asked, and what answers did he give to

those questions ? 4. Please provide copies of any and all

documents you have pertaining to these questions and answers.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), we have 20 working

days to respond to a request for information unless we are considering

whether the information requested is covered by one of the 'qualified

exemptions' (exemptions which must be tested against the public interest

before deciding whether they apply to the information in question).

Where we are considering the public interest test against the application

of relevant qualified exemptions, Section 17(2)(b) provides that we can

extend the 20 day deadline.

Section 17(2) provides:

2) Where-

a) in relation to any request for information, a public authority is, as

respects any information, relying on a claim-

i) that any provision of Part II which relates to the duty to confirm or

deny and is not specified in section 2(3) is relevant to the request, or

ii) that the information is exempt information only by virtue of a

provision not specified in section 2(3), and

b) at the time when the notice under subsection (1) is given to the

applicant, the public authority (or, in a case falling within section

66(3) or (4), the responsible authority) has not yet reached a decision as

to the application of subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b) of section 2,

the notice under subsection (1) must indicate that no decision as to the

application of that provision has yet been reached and must contain an

estimate of the date by which the authority expects that such a decision

will have been reached.

I am sorry to inform you that we have not been able to complete our

response to your request by the date originally stated, as we are

currently considering whether 'qualified exemptions' apply to the

information you have requested. As a result we will not be able to respond

within 20 working days.

For your information we are considering the following exemption(s):

Section 31Law Enforcement

Section 40 Data Protection

Section 24 National Security

I can now advise you that the amended date for a response is 4th March

2013.

May I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

If you are dissatisfied with this response please read the attached paper

entitled Complaint Rights which explains how to make a complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please

contact me at the address at the top of this letter, quoting the

reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Karen Fox

Information Manager

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

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