Information and minutes of meetings of MPS Social Media Partnership Engagement Board

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.033520

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. Copies of all Data Protection Impact Assessments completed in relation to the MPS Project Alpha Social Media Hub (SMH).
2. Copies of all Equalities Impact Assessments completed in relation to the SMH.
3. Minutes of all meetings to date of the MPS Social Media Partnership Engagement Board.
4. Any business justification papers produced in relation to the SMH.

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
Section 40(2)(a)(b) and 40(3A)(a) - Personal Information

Reason for decision

Questions 1, 2 and 4 - This information is fully exempt from disclosure pursuant to the provisions of Section 21(1) - Information accessible to applicant by other means.

Q1 - Copies of all Data Protection Impact Assessments completed in relation to the SMH.
Q2 - Copies of all Equalities Impact Assessments completed in relation to the SMH.
Q4 - Any business justification papers produced in relation to the SMH.

I am pleased to inform you that the Project Alpha Data Protection and Equality Impact Assessments and Social Media Hub business justification papers are held and are accessible via the MPS Disclosure Log and the MOPAC website:

Project Alpha DPIA:

Project Alpha Social Media Hub EIA:

Business justification papers:
MOPAC - Home Office funding for Project Alpha social media hub

MOPAC - Home Office Funding Project Alpha Social Media Hub Continued Home Office Funding 2021/22

MOPAC - Home Office Funding Project Alpha Social Media Hub

MOPAC - Home Office Funding Project Alpha Social Media

MOPAC - Project Alpha Social Media Hub Grant Agreement

MOPAC - Project Alpha Social Media Hub

MOPAC - Social Media Hub to tackle Serious Gang Violence

Where information is already in the public domain we are not required to re-publish it; instead public authorities are required to direct you to the information, which we have done.

Q3 - Minutes of all meetings to date of the MPS Social Media Partnership Engagement Board.

This information is partially exempt from disclosure pursuant to the provisions of section 40(2)(a)(b) and 40(3A)(a) - Personal Information. A redacted version of the requested information has therefore been provided.

Disclosure

Please find below redacted minutes for the MPS Social Media Partnership Engagement Board meetings held in August 2022, September 2022 and October 2023.

There were no minutes taken for the meetings held in January 2023, April 2023 and July 2023.