The Commissioner is committed to openness, and and providing information about how the office works.

How Freedom of Information requests are responded to are part of this.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the public have a number of rights. These are:

the right to request and obtain information from any public authority, including the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire

the right to request access to information from me, no matter who or where you are

the right to get help and advice from me in meeting your request for information

the right to receive a response from me within 20 working days, as required by the Act

Information that is already freely available

Before making a request for information, please check my Publication Scheme - for a guide to the information that I routinely publish.

What about information not published under this scheme?

If you are unable to find what you are looking for within the scheme, please contact in writing to:

Freedom of Information Manager
Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Harpenden Police Station
13 Vaughan Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4GZ

Or by Email to: [email protected]k

Information and the Law

The full text of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998, can be found on the Office of Public Sector Information website.

Guidance and information concerning the Freedom of Information act, Data Protection Act and other related issues can also be found on the website of the Information Commissioners Office.