Information about Body Worn Video

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.026722

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please could you assist me with info on the following:

1. Who is your current BWV supplier?
2. Who provides your digital evidence management?
3. What date is your BWV up for refresh?
4. What is the net spend on your current BWV contract?
5. What procurement route do you intend to use for your refresh?
6. Who is the main contact in charge of your BWV refresh and current solution?

Decision

I have today decided to disclose some of the requested information. Some data has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure and therefore this response serves as a Refusal Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) by virtue of the following exemptions:

Section 40(2)&(3) - Personal Information

Reason for decision

Q6. Who is the main contact in charge of your BWV refresh and current solution?

S40 is applicable to name MPS staff who are not in public facing roles. This type of disclosure would be likely to lead to unwanted and unsolicited intrusion from persons interested in the business area, directly to the staff member. I have instead provided you with the name of the Director of Technology & CTO at management board level.

Section 40(2)&(3) - Personal Information - The Freedom of Information Act provides an exemption for Personal Data and this is known as the section 40 exemption.

The information sought under your Freedom of Information request includes the following which we consider to be Personal Data -

Who is the main contact in charge of your BWV refresh and current solution.

Where the request is seeking access to third party personal data the section 40(2) exemption may be engaged.

In order to apply the Section 40(2) exemption the disclosure of the requested information must satisfy either the first, second or third conditions as defined by subsections 3A, 3B and 4A of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (as amended by Section 58 of the Data Protection Act 2018).

The first condition ensures that the exemption would apply in circumstances where the disclosure of the information would breach any of the Data Protection Act 2018 principles.

There are six Data Protection principles set out in the 2018 act and these can be found at section 34.

In this instance I have decided that the disclosure of the Personal Data would be incompatible with the first Data Protection principle which states that the processing (in this case the disclosure) of the data must be both lawful and fair.

Disclosure

Q1 - Who is your current BWV supplier?

Axon.

Q2 - Who provides your digital evidence management?

Axon.

Q3 - What date is your BWV up for refresh?

November 2023.

Q4 - What is the net spend on your current BWV contract?

£11m.

Q5 - What procurement route do you intend to use for your refresh?

The MPS are reviewing compliant routes to market.

Q6 - Who is the main contact in charge of your BWV refresh and current solution?

Director of Technology & CTO: Darren Scates.