Chief Constable Merseyside Police
- Date 13 November 2025
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to Merseyside Police’s use of services provided by Palantir Technologies UK Ltd. Merseyside Police said it did not hold most of the information specified in the request. However, it refused to disclose a draft Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) relating to a proposal that was never taken forward, citing section 31(1)(a) and (b) (Law enforcement) of FOIA. The complainant disagreed with the decision to withhold the document. The Commissioner’s decision is that the document in question did not fall within the scope of the information specified in the request and Merseyside Police was not required to consider it for disclosure. He finds no failure to comply with section 1 of FOIA.