Summary: The complainant requested information from the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) relating to the number of District Policing Partnership (DPP) members that had applied to be included in home or personal protection schemes over the last five years, the number of applications accepted/rejected and details of the the specific DPP to which applicants belonged. The NIO refused to disclose the requested information, citing the exemptions at sections 24, 38 and 31 of the Act. The Commissioner finds that the exemptions have been correctly applied, and that the NIO acted correctly in refusing to disclose the requested information in reliance on sections 24, 38 and 31. Therefore the Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 24 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 31 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 38 - Complaint Not upheld