Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset
- Date 8 June 2017
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about communications data capture from the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset (the “OPCC”). The OPCC would neither confirm nor deny holding any information citing the exemptions at sections 23(5) (security bodies), 24(2) (national security), 30(3) (investigations and proceedings) and 31(3) (law enforcement) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that sections 23(5) and 24(2) were cited correctly so the OPCC was not obliged to confirm or deny whether the requested information was held. No steps are required.