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The appointment of the MPS Deputy Commissioner

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.028891

I note you seek access to the following information:

How many candidates applied for the role of Deputy Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police?
When applications opened and closed?
Why Dame Lynne Owens was chosen as the preferential candidate?
Current salary of the Deputy Met Commissioner?

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 21(1) - Information Accessible to Applicant by Other Means

Reason for decision

Section 21(1) - Information Accessible to Applicant by Other Means -The purpose of the section 21 exemption is to ensure that there is no right of access to information via FOIA if it is available to the applicant by another route. To claim this exemption the data must be reasonably accessible.

Section 21 is both a class based and absolute exemption, therefore there is no requirement to carry out a public interest test to claim this exemption. There is also no need to consider what potential harm would result from disclosing the requested information.

Disclosure

Please note the Deputy Commissioner is appointed by His Majesty the King, on the recommendation of the Home Secretary, with support from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime.

Q1 - How many candidates applied for the role of Deputy Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police?

1

Q2 - When applications opened and closed?

The application window opened on 17 November 2022 and closed at 23:55hrs on 8 December 2022.

Q3 - Why Dame Lynne Owens was chosen as the preferential candidate?

The information you seek can be accessed via the following link:

Website: MPS Website
https://news.met.police.uk/news/dame-lynne-owens-announced-as-met-deputy-commissioner-462334

Q4 - Current salary of the Deputy Met Commissioner?

The information you seek can be accessed via the following link:

Website: GOV.UK
Police Regulations 2003 - Amendments - annex f - Amendment Regulation 24 Accessible - Part-8-Chief Officer Ranks Pay

In supplying the links to question 3 and 4 of your request I have claimed a Section 21 exemption of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The information requested has been identified as being accessible via other means.