16 June 2014, Police and criminal justice
The complainant requested witness statements which were referred to in a report which the Metropolitan Police Service (the “MPS”) had previously disclosed to him. The MPS cited sections 23(1) (bodies dealing with security matters), 30(1) (investigations and proceedings) and 40(2) (personal information) to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the MPS was entitled to rely on section 23(1). No steps are required.
FOI 23: Not upheld