FOI Request
Please send me details of the meeting held between Barry Coppinger, Mike Veale and former officer Ray Mallon in 2018, including dates, times and reason for meeting.
FOI Response
I can confirm that the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland does hold this information.
Recorded information held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 confirms that a meeting was scheduled to take place at 1:30pm on Friday 8 June 2018.
Whilst there is no recorded information held by the OPCC in relation to the reason for the meeting, the PCC is happy to confirm that the meeting was an informal introduction opportunity for Chief Constable Veale and Mr Mallon, the latter in his capacity as Chair of local charitable organisation, MFC Foundation.
The meeting was one in an informal round of stakeholder introductions and engagements for Chief Constable Veale, who joined the Force three months prior.
Date responded: 18 April 2019