National Police Chiefs’ Council

The complainant requested information for “any and all” information held on the Police National Computer in respect of a named deceased individual. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (the ‘NPCC’) refused to confirm or deny whether it held any information citing section 38(2) of FOIA (the ‘neither confirm nor deny or ‘NCND’ provision within the health and safety exemption). During the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, the NPCC additionally relied on sections 31(3) (the NCND provision within the law enforcement exemption) and 40(5) (the NCND provision within the exemption for personal information). The Commissioner’s decision is that the NPCC was correct to NCND whether it holds any information in scope of the request by virtue of section 38 of FOIA. He has therefore not found it necessary to consider the NPCC’s reliance on the other cited NCND exemptions. No steps are required as a result of this notice.
Keywords: Family