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Cite as: [2022] UKICO 171986
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House of Commons
The complainant requested information about the numbers and ultimately, types of operational CCTV cameras in the Houses of Parliament. The House of Commons (the ‘HOC’) responded and refused to confirm or deny that it held the requested information, citing the ‘neither confirm or deny’ or ‘NCND’ provisions in sections 24(2) (national security), 31(3) (the exemption for law enforcement), and 38(2) (health and safety) of FOIA. It said that the associated public interest tests for all three exemptions favoured neither confirming or denying whether the information is held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the HOC was entitled to NCND whether the requested information was held by virtue of section 24(2) of FOIA for the reasons set out in this notice. As he has found section 24(2) to have been properly applied, the Commissioner has not deemed it necessary to consider the HOC’s reliance on sections 31(3) or 38(2) of FOIA. No steps are required as a result of this decision.FOI 24: Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: 171986