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FOI/202400443239 · FOI · partially withheld

Documentation and correspondence from David Davis MP: FOI release

Published
2025-02-14
Received
2024-12-02
Responded
2025-02-03
Directorate
Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic
Public sector
Exemptions
25(1), 30

Information requested

All documentation held about or from David Davis MP, including correspondence, including internal, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, between July 1 2024 and the date of this FOI.

Response

Some of the information you have requested is enclosed.

Some of the information you have requested is available from:

Facial Recognition: Police Use - Hansard - UK Parliament Call for probe into Police Scotland's 'Orwellian' plan to use AI and facial recognition technology - Scottish Daily Express Calls for transparency over Alex Salmond ‘hounding’ by civil servants | STV News David Davis to raise concerns over Alex Salmond investigation

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because exemptions under sections 30(b)(i) (free and frank provision of advice), 30(b)(ii) – (free and frank exchange of views), 36(1) (confidentiality in legal proceedings (includes legal advice)) and 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA apply to that information. The reasons why those exemptions apply are explained in Annex A.

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Some of the information you have requested is available from: Facial Recognition: Police Use - Hansard - UK Parliament Call for probe into Police Scotland's 'Orwellian' plan to use AI and facial recognition technology - Scottish Daily Express Calls for transparency over Alex Salmond ‘hounding’ by civil servants | STV News David Davis to raise concerns over Alex Salmond investigation Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because exemptions under sections 30(b)(i) (free and frank provision of advice), 30(b)(ii) – (free and frank exchange of views), 36(1) (confidentiality in legal proceedings (includes legal advice)) and 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA apply to that information. The reasons why those exemptions apply are explained in Annex A.

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