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Police: Freedom of Information

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 42612

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the National Police Chiefs' Council on the handling of FOI requests by the Central Referral Unit.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

Responding to Freedom of Information requests and ensuring compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is a matter for the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), or any public authority which receives such a request.

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