NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 3rd October 2013 Your Ref: Our Ref: IM-FOI-2013-1052

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Sir Stephen House QPM Chief Constable

FOI Central Processing Unit 173 Pitt Street Glasgow G2 4JS xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx

Dear Mr Winter FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 SUBJECT: Performing Rights Society I refer to your email dated 9th September 2013 regarding the above which has been handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). QUESTION Between 1 April 2012 and 1 April 2013, how much did Lothian and Borders Police pay to the Performing Right Society (PRS) for permission for police officers to listen to music at work, and how much has Police Scotland paid to the PRS from 2 April 2013 to the present?

RESPONSE Lothian and Borders Police paid a total of 17,275.33 to the Performing Rights Society during 2012/13. Please note, that whilst a proportion of the payment would have been to allow officers to listen to music whilst participating physical exercise routines linked to training, the majority will relate to the fact

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that it is necessary to have television / monitors in certain areas, e.g. the Force Communication Centre, to assist in certain police operations. These payments will not simply have been made for the purposes of enabling staff to listen to music in offices and for leisure. At present, no payments have been made to the Performing Right Society by Police Scotland. This part of your request therefore falls within section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: Information not held. I trust that the information available is of assistance and should you require any further assistance concerning this matter please contact me on 0131 311 3901 quoting the reference number given. If you are not satisfied with the way in which your request has been dealt with, you are entitled in the first instance and within 40 working days of receiving this letter to request a review of the decision made by the Force. Should you wish to do so, contact details are; Police Service of Scotland, FOI Central Processing Unit, 173 Pitt Street, Glasgow, G2 4JS. (Or email xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx) Once informed of the Review decision, if you are still not satisfied, then you are entitled to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner within six months for a decision. Contact details are; Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS, telephone 01334 464610.

Yours sincerely

Sarah Hughes-Jones Information Management Freedom of Information