Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police

The complainant requested information about a specified facial recognition tool. Nottinghamshire Police would neither confirm nor deny holding the requested information, citing sections 24(2) (national security) and 31(3) (law enforcement) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Nottinghamshire Police was entitled to rely on section 24(2) of FOIA. As he has found section 24(2) of FOIA to be engaged, the Commissioner has not deemed it necessary to consider Nottinghamshire Police’s reliance on section 31(3) of FOIA. No steps are required as a result of this notice.