Chief Constable Commissioner for the Metropolis (Metropolitan Police Service)
- Date 26 June 2024
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 31: Partly upheld, FOI 38: Partly upheld
The complainant has requested information about Notices of Intended Prosecution (“NIPs”) issued on two particular stretches of road from the Metropolitan Police Service (the “MPS”). The MPS refused to provide the requested information, relying on sections 31(1)(a) and (b) (Law enforcement) and 38(1) (Health and safety) of FOIA.
The Commissioner’s decision is that section 31 is properly engaged for most of the withheld information. However, as some of the NIPs were issued in error, he finds that the exemptions are not engaged in respect of part (2) of the request and that this figure should be disclosed. The Commissioner requires the MPS to disclose the information requested at part (2) of the request. Information Tribunal FT/EA/2024/0280 under appeal.