Dear Mr Mitchell,

I refer to your request for documents relating to police drug testing in 2014, 2015 & 2016.

You are welcome to submit an application for this information. Before we can undertake a search for relevant documents, we need some form of proof of identity/ID (such as a scanned copy of your driver’s licence, passport or birth certificate), along with payment of the application fee of $27.90.

1. If you wish to apply for documents online, please go to:

http://www.foi.vic.gov.au/home/how+to+ap...

or

2. To apply by mail, send in your request to FOI Unit, Victoria Police Centre, GPO Box 913, Melbourne Victoria 3001, along with the relevant form of your ID and a cheque or money order made out to Victoria Police for $27.90.

If you have any other queries, please call 9247 6159.

Regards,

FOI Unit

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Mitchell [mailto:[FOI #2311 email]]
Sent: Monday, 3 October 2016 14:21
To: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION-MGR
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Police drug testing 2014/15 and 2015/16

Dear Victoria Police,

Would you please provide statistics from 2014/15 and 2015/16 regarding:

- drug tests conducted on victorian police officers/psos/unsworn staff
- individual police officers/psos/unsworn staff drug tested
- positive results from drug tests
- which drugs officers/psos/unsworn staff tested positive for
- how many of the tests were targeted
- police officers/psos/unsworn staff suspended/expelled as a result of positive drug tests
- police officers/psos/unsworn staff being investigated for over allegations of dealing, possessing and using illicit drugs

Yours faithfully,

Patrick Mitchell

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