Freedom of Information
Operational programme of fixed camera sites, and prioritisation of all sites
Detailed programme for mobile camera routes (regular programmes may be released by those Partnerships that hold this information but this should not be too detailed or it could jeopardise casualty reduction).
The Exemption applicable is again Section 31 Law Enforcement (Section A and B). The concern is that the information contains working practices that, if known, would have an impact on operational policing. The ACPO decision reads as follows:
“It is considered that the public interest in disclosing Force speeding thresholds is outweighed by the potential consequences to law enforcement and the impact of such a release on road safety measures and consequently the safety of the public at large.”
The following categories of information will generally be exempt because they fall under the Data Protection Act 1998:
- i. Personal data, including actual salaries of individual staff members
- ii. Information relating to other peoples’ offences.
Certain other types of information may be exempt because they fall under other exemptions provided for in the FOI Act:
This includes:
- i. information that is relevant to an ongoing police investigation or to legal action (exempt under Section 30, Investigations);
- ii. information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant elsewhere or by other means (Section 21)
- iii. Information that may endanger the safety of members of the Partnership or threaten the security of its assets (Section 38 – Health and Safety).
Information that is due to be published by a Partnership in the future may be exempt under the conditions laid out in Section 22 of the Act.
