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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2018/fs50728054.html
Cite as: [2018] UKICO fs50728054

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Kent Police

The complainant has requested information about the purchase and use of Covert Communications Data Capture (“CCDC”) from Kent Police (“KP”). KP would neither confirm nor deny (“NCND”) whether it holds the requested information, citing the exemptions at sections 23(5) (information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters), 24(2) (national security) and 31(3) (law enforcement) of the FOIA for the request in its entirety. In respect of parts (1) and (3) of the request the Commissioner’s decision is that sections 23(5) and 24(2) were cited correctly so KP was not obliged to confirm or deny whether the requested information is held; this is also her position in respect of some of part (4) of the request. For part (2) of the request and the ‘legislation’ and ‘codes of practice’ elements of part (4) of the request, the Commissioner’s decision is that the exemptions were applied incorrectly. The KP is required to confirm or deny whether this information is held and either disclose it or issue a fresh response compliant with section 17 of the FOIA.  

FOI 24: Complaint partly upheld FOI 23: Complaint partly upheld

Decision notice: fs50728054