Metropolitan Police Service
- Date 6 March 2023
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld, FOI 24: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about three east London schoolgirls who went to Syria in 2015, from the Metropolitan Police Service (the “MPS”). The MPS would neither confirm nor deny (“NCND”) holding the requested information citing sections 23(5) (Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters), 24(2) (National security), 27(4) (International relations), 31(3) (Law enforcement) and 40(5) (Personal information) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that sections 23(5) and 24(2) are properly engaged. No steps are required.