Official Sensitive Information Rights Unit PO Box 313 Sidcup DA15 0HH Email: [email protected] www.met.police.uk Your ref: Our ref: 01/FOI/21/018232 05/03/2021 Dear Ms Elong, Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 01/FOI/21/018232 I write in connection with your requests for information which were received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 03/03/2021. I note you seek access to the following information: REQUEST 1: “What type of vehicles that were used as a Police Vehicles or what Police Vehicles were uesd for London Metropolitan Police Police in 1990-2010 Details Model Year Manufacturer/Make of The Police Vehicle Model of The Police Vehicle The Year the Police Vehicle was commissioned: 1990,1991,1992, 1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003, 2004, 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 The year the Vehicles was Discommissioned Marked or Unmarked Vehicle Role of the Vehicle Area Vehicle, Armed Response Vehicle (ARV), Armoured Multi-Role Vehicle, Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13),Aviation Policing (SOAP), CBRN Unit, Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) Vehicle, Commercial Vehicle Unit, Control Unit, Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer (CTSFO)/(SO15), Dog Support Official Sensitive Official Sensitive Unit, Flying Squad (SO9)/(SCD7), General Purpose Vehicle, Incident Response Vehicle (IRV), Marine Policing Unit (ONLY Vehicles on Land NOT Boats. Example: Marine Policing Unit 1997 Vauxhall Brava), Miscellaneous Vehicle: Such as Horseboxes and Trailers, Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection (PaDP), Protected Carrier, Q-Cars, Special Escort Group, Specalist Firearms Command (CO19), Station Van, Territorial Support Group, Traffic Unit etc.. For Your Information: I want to the vehicles that is use for Armed Reponse Vehicles (ARV) only marked Armed Response Vehicles (ARV) Local Armed Policing, the vehicles for Specialist Firearms Command (CO19) to be mark for the Specalist Firearms Command (CO19) Specialist Armed Policing and Anti- Terrorist Branch (SO13), Special Branch (SO12), Counter Terrorism Speclist Firearms Officer (STSFO)/(SO15)- Counter Terrorism Armed Policing Here is a example to make it more understandable: 1993 Volvo 850 Estate-Armed Response Vehicles (ARV)-Local Armed Unit 1997 BMW 5 Series Touring-Specalist Firearms Command (CO19)-Specalist Armed Unit 1990 Land Rover Range Rover 5-Door-Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13)-Counter Terrorism Armed Unit 1995 Ford Transit Minibus (High Roof) (Long Wheelbase)-Special Branch (SO12)-Counter Terrorism Armed Unit 2000 BMW X5-Counter Terrorism Specalist Firearms Officer (CTSFO)/(SO15)-Counter Terrorism Armed Unit If the Police Vehicle has a video camera or not (If you don't know about this information, that's OK) Police Vehicle Body Structure Type of Vehicle (Cars) (Coupe, Estate/Caravan/Wagon, Hatchback, Liftback, Saloon/Sedan etc...) Vans (Combi, Minibus, Panel Van) Wheelbase (Long, Medium, Short) Roof Size (High, Low, Medium or Jumbo) Number of Wheels (4,6 or 10 wheels) Number of Doors on the Police Vehicle Example: 2-Door, 3-Door, 4-Door, 5-Door, etc... Number of that Specific Police Vehicle Random Example: We had 12 1993 Vauxhall Cavalier Liftback for the London Metropolitan Police Traffic Units. Can you also please give me two separate spreadsheets files. One for the Police Vehicles 1990-2000 2nd-Police Vehicles 2001-2010 For the information officer who is giving me the information I ask for, it had all the information for my request or that is the information that you were able to receive for my request?” REQUEST 2: “What type of vehicles that were used as a Police Vehicles or what Police Vehicles were uesd for London Metropolitan Police Police in 2015-2020 Details Model Year Official Sensitive Official Sensitive Manufacturer/Make of The Police Vehicle Model of The Police Vehicle The Year the Police Vehicle was commissioned: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Marked or Unmarked Vehicle Role of the Vehicle Area Vehicle, Armed Response Vehicle (ARV), Armoured Multi-Role Vehicle, Aviation Policing (SOAP), CBRN Unit, Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) Vehicle, Commercial Vehicle Unit, Control Unit, Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer (CTSFO), Dog Support Unit, Flying Squad (SO9)/(SCD7), General Purpose Vehicle, Incident Response Vehicle (IRV), Marine Policing Unit (ONLY Vehicles on Land NOT Boats. Example: Marine Policing Unit 1997 Vauxhall Brava), Miscellaneous Vehicle: Such as Horseboxes and Trailers, Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection (PaDP), Protected Carrier, Q-Cars, Special Escort Group, Specalist Firearms Command (SCO19), Station Van, Territorial Support Group, Traffic Unit etc.. For Your Information: I want to the vehicles that is use for Armed Reponse Vehicles (ARV) only marked Armed Response Vehicles (ARV) Local Armed Unit, the vehicles for Specialist Firearms Command (SCO19) to be mark for the Specalist Firearms Command (SCO19) Specialist Armed Unit and the Counter Terrorism Speclist Firearms Officer (STSFO)- Counter Terrorism Armed Unit Here is a example to make it more understandable: 2017 Volvo V90- Armed Response Vehicles (ARV)- Loacl Armed Unit 2019 BMW X5-Specalist Firearms Command (SCO19)-Specalist Armed Unit. 2020 Land Rover Discovery-Counter Terrorism Specalist Firearms Officer (CTSFO)-Counter Terrorism Armed Unit Also, for the 2019-present BMW X5 (G05) for London Metropolitan Police, can you please give me the date of when did you purchase those vehicles? Date- Day, Month and Year If the Police Vehicle has a video camera or not (If you don't know about this information, that's OK) Police Vehicle Body Structure Type of Vehicle (Cars) (Coupe, Estate/Caravan/Country Tourer/Grand Tourer/Wagon, Fastback/Grand Sport/Hatchback Liftback, Saloon/Sedan etc...) Vans (Combi, Minibus, Panel Van) Wheelbase (Long, Medium, Short) Roof Size (High, Low, Medium or Jumbo) Number of Wheels (4,6 or 10 wheels) Types of BMW X5 For Example:X5 M, sDrive25d, xDrive30d, xDrive40d, xDrive30d xLine, xDrive40i, xDrive45e etc.. Number of Doors on the Police Vehicle Example: 2-Door, 3-Door, 4-Door, 5-Door, etc... Number of that Specific Police Vehicle Official Sensitive Official Sensitive Random Example: We had 12 2016 Vauxhall Astra Hatchback for the London Metropolitan Police Traffic Units” NB: This is to inform you that since your requests relate to the same topic, they have been aggregated and will be dealt as a single request. 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