The complainant has requested information about police officers deployed to police UK ports for the 2018 football world cup from the Metropolitan Police Service (the ‘MPS’). The MPS initially refused to confirm or deny holding any information citing sections 40(5) (personal information), 31(3) (law enforcement) and 24(2) (national security) of the FOIA. During the Commissioner’s investigation the MPS revised its position. It disclosed some information, advised some was not held and refused the remainder citing section 31(1). The complainant disagreed with the application of 31(1) in respect of part (1) of his request. The Commissioner’s decision is that section 31(1) is not engaged in this respect and the MPS is required to disclose the information.
FOI 31: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2019] UKICO fs50797148
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 08 July 2022; Ref: scu.635016