Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset
- Date 10 July 2018
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about the purchase and use of Covert Communications Data Capture (“CCDC”) from the Avon and Somerset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (the “OPCC”). The OPCC would neither confirm nor deny (“NCND”) whether it holds the requested information, citing the exemptions at sections 23(5) (information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters), 24(2) (national security) 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 is held. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2018/0165 disposed by consent.