CIVIL NUCLEAR

H280 Hinton House Risley Warrington Cheshire WA3 6AS

Will Parbury [email protected]

30th March 2009

Reference: FOI 2009-004

Dear Mr Parbury

Freedom of Information Act 2000: request for information

I am writing in response to your request for information, which was received on Tuesday 3rd March 2009.

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) only records crime at the sites where it undertakes a full policing role. The CNC undertakes a counter terrorism role at all remaining sites, with the local home office force being responsible for recording any crimes that occur there. As far as this organisation is concerned there have been no incidents of security breaches as described in your request on the sites for which the CNC records crime over the last 3 years.

Other information however may be available, and in accordance with section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the CNC has a duty to provide advice and assistance in response to a request, so far as it would be reasonable to do so. As such please find below details of the thirteen police forces whose jurisdiction covers the fifteen sites where the CNC has a presence, along with the appropriate links to each police force's Freedom of Information website. We would advise that you contact these forces directly should you wish to ascertain whether any records are held relating to security breaches.

Our sites and their Local Police Force

Hinkley Point and Oldbury both situated within Avon and Somerset Constabulary: http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/information/foi/

Harwell, situated within : http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/aboutus-depts-foi

Head Office : H280 Hinton House, Risley, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6AS Email: [email protected]

Dungeness, situated within : http://www.kent.police.uk/Freedom%20of%20Information/Freedom%20of%20Information %20Act%202000/Freedom%20of%20Informati.html

Sizewell, situated within : http://www.suffolk.police.uk/Useful+Information/Freedom+Of+Information/default.htm

Capenhurst, situated within : http://www.cheshire.police.uk/showcontent.php?pageid=1137

Wylfa, situated within : http://www.north-wales.police.uk/nwpv2/en/FOI/index.asp

Springfields and Heysham both situated within : http://www.lancashire.police.uk/index.php?id=1125

Sellafield, situated within : http://www.cumbria.police.uk/freedomofinformation.htm

Hartlepool, situated within : http://www.cleveland.police.uk/news_resources/foi/

Chapelcross, situated within Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary: http://www.dumfriesandgalloway.police.uk/advice/foi.htm

Hunterston, situated within : http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index.asp?locID=251&docID=-1

Torness, situated within Lothian and Borders Police: http://www.lbp.police.uk/freedom-of-information/index.asp

Dounreay, situated within Northern Constabulary: http://www.northern.police.uk/freedom-of-information.html

It may also be of interest to you that all serious breaches of security are reported to the Office for Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS) under regulation 22 of the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations (NISR) 2003. The CNC does not hold this information but OCNS records these breaches in its Annual Reports, which can be accessed via the link below:

Office for Civil Nuclear Security

Link to Annual Reports: http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/ocns/publications.htm

We take our responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act seriously but, if you feel your request has not been properly handled or you are otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request, you have the right to complain. We will investigate the matter and endeavour to reply within 3 – 6 weeks. You should write to:

Head Office : H280 Hinton House, Risley, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6AS Email: [email protected]

Tony Regan Executive Director CNPA H280 Hinton House Risley Warrington WA3 6AS

E-mail: [email protected]

If you are still dissatisfied following our internal review, you have the right, under section 50 of the Act, to complain directly to the Information Commissioner. Before considering your complaint, the Information Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints procedures provide by the CNPA.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

FOI Compliance Team (complaints) Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF

If you require any further assistance in connection with this request please contact us at our address below:

Info CNPA H280 Hinton House Risley Warrington WA3 6AS E-mail: [email protected]

Yours sincerely

Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts Civil Nuclear Police Authority

Head Office : H280 Hinton House, Risley, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6AS Email: [email protected]