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Tribunal backs NPCC cost-limit refusal of request on Chinese-made police surveillance cameras

September 11, 2026
The First-tier Tribunal has dismissed an appeal against the National Police Chiefs' Council's refusal to confirm whether it holds information on the proportion of Chinese-manufactured surveillance cameras used by UK police forces, finding that the cost of establishing whether the information existed would exceed the appropriate limit under section 12(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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