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Information Commissioner's Office

  • Date 28 July 2025
  • Sector Other
  • Decision(s) FOI 44: Not upheld

The Commissioner’s decision is that the ICO is entitled to withhold correspondence between the ICO and the Metropolitan Police (the MPS), relating to the Pimeyes facial recognition search engine, under section 44(1) of FOIA as there’s a prohibition on its disclosure. It’s not necessary for the ICO to take any corrective steps.