I note you seek access to the following
information:
Please provide the following
information about Operation Grange:
1. On 14 October 2013 on BBC
Crimewatch, DCI Andy Redwood presented two e-fit images of a man he
said was 'the centre of our focus'. He asked people to say who he
might be. He announced days later that hundreds had called in with a
possible identification.
Are we, the public, still supposed to
be looking for him? Or has been traced, identified and eliminated?
2. On the McCanns' 'Find Madeleine'
website, there is an image of a faceless man - whom the McCann
investigation team still say is asuspect - wearing a dark jacket and
beige trousers, which
was drawn up by Melissa Little, paid
for by the head of the McCanns' private investigation team, Brian
Kennedy, based on the recollections of Jane Tanner, and released to
the public in late October 2007, nearly six months after the reported
disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Is Operation Grange still asking (as
they were previously) for the public's help in tracing this man, as
well as the man in the two e - fits? Or not?
3. Who will make the final decision as
to whether or not to close or 'shelve' the active investigation into
the disappearance of Madeleine McCann...
(a) The current DCI, Nicola Wall, or
any successor of hers?
(b) The current S.I.O. or her/his
successor?
(c) A more senior Met Police Officer?
(d) Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, or any
successor of his?
(e) The Home Secretary?
(f) The Prime Minister? - or
(g) Someone else?
4. If and when Operation Grange is
closed, or the investigation is 'shelved', is it the Met Police's
intention to provide a report to either
(a) the public
(b) the Mayor of London's Police
Committee
(c) the Home Secretary or
(d) the Prime Minister on its work
andachievements?
DECISION
I have today decided to disclose the
located information to you in full:
The MPS response to Q1 and Q2 is:
These images remain unidentified. Any
information that the public may have that may assist in this
investigation will always be appreciated.
The MPS response to Q3 is:
As in all major enquiries any decision
to close the active phase of an investigation is taken by a senior
officer in consultation with the relevant partners and stakeholders.
It is then kept under review for new opportunities.
The MPS response to Q4 is:
When an operation or investigation is
closed part of the process would be a full report - with whom it is
shared is a decision for the future.
For your information you have not made
a request for recorded information which may be held by the MPS but
questions around a topic.
Due to the way you have phrased your
questions we have answered your questions outside of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). Disclosure will be made under the
term Business As Usual (BAU)
