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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.038800
I note you seek access to the following information:
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
Before I explain the reasons for the decisions I have made in relation to your request, I thought that it would be helpful if I outline the parameters set out by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 within which a request for information can be answered.
When a request is made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), a public authority must inform you, when permitted, whether the information requested is held. It must then communicate that information to you. If a public authority decides that it is cannot comply with all or part of a request, it must cite the appropriate section or exemption of the Act and provide you with a suitable explanation. It is important to note that the Act is designed to place information into the public domain, that is, once access to information is granted to one person under the Act, it is then considered public information and must be communicated to any individual should a request be received.
Some of the information you have requested is exempt by the virtue of Section 40(2) and (3) - Personal Information of the Act.
I have considered question 1 of your request for information regarding:
Q1 - Who is the IT and Digital officer / Device procurement manager that manages the mobile devices in your police force?
As any information that identifies an individual is 'personal information', as defined under the data protection act 1998.
To disclose information which could cause harm to individuals cannot be allowed.
Section 40(2)(3)&(4) – Personal Information - Section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 confirms that information which relates to an identified or identifiable living individual is Personal Data.
The Freedom of Information Act provides an exemption for Personal Data and this is known as the section 40 exemption.
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
Q2 - Can you supply full contact details?
Devices are procured through compliant routes managed by the MPS Commercial Services Department.
Q3 - How many mobile devices are currently in use?
As of June 2024:
Q4 - What type of mobile devices are being used: manufacturer and model?
The corporate smartphone model is Samsung A23 or A32. Corporate laptops are various Lenovo models.
Q5 - How are these mobile devices being repaired?
Smartphones are repaired under warranty. Laptops are repaired in and out of warranty using vendor certified process.