You asked
Will you please provide me with a list of the current members of the National Crime Recording Strategic Steering Group, together with their designations and department, or organisation.
We said
The current membership of the National Crime Recording Strategic Steering Group (NCRSSG) as at May 2015 is as follows:
Chief Statistician, Home Office (David Blunt) – CHAIR
Lead for Crime Statistics, National Police Chiefs’ Council (CC Jeff Farrar)
Crime Statistics Programme Director, Home Office
National Crime Registrar, Home Office
Policy Lead for Crime Statistics, Home Office
Crime Statistics Programme Director, Office for National Statistics
Staff Officer for Crime Data Inspection, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
Crime Registrar (2 members), Police Forces
Chair of Crime Data Quality Assurance Working Group, Police Forces
Please note that individuals have only been named where they hold a Senior Civil Service post (or equivalent), as is standard practice. This complies with Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act concerning the release of personal information. Section 40(2) is an ‘absolute’ exemption, meaning that the public interest test does not apply.