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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.039465
I note you seek access to the following information:
I am here today seeking information for the MO7 Taskforce.
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 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 4 of your request for information regarding:
• A list of all MO7 SLT Members.
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 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.
The information sought under your Freedom of Information request includes the following which we consider to be Personal Data:
Where the request is seeking information that identifies an individual, 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
In response to your request:
Q1 - Recently released media showing a MO7 Counter Reconnaissance Team how many officers are in this team? (Include each rank and how many of said rank: PCs/PS/Insp etc)
Under a recent restructure, MO7 no longer has a Counter Reconnaissance Team.
Q1.1 - How many CRT teams are there & is this team under TSG or is it a standalone thing?
In response question 1, there is no question to answer.
Q2 - Can you provide a full list of each unit / strand under MO7 as of 2024?
I am pleased to inform you that the information requested is held by the MPS and is already in the public domain.
This information can be accessed via the following:
Please note: MO7 have a Surge Team now.
This information can be accessed via the following:
Q3 - Years ago you released a TSG OCU Chart showing it in full detail, are you able to release this in an up to date format?
TSG don’t have their own organisation chart, so this information isn’t held by the MPS.
The TSG are part of the Taskforce which is MO7 under Met Operations. MPS Structure.
Q4 - Can you provide a list of all MO7 SLT roles they play within the taskforce?