Jeremiah Okey

see totalcrime.co.uk

see Evening Standard

FOI request made on 27 March 2025, MP refused to say where the crime happened, the reply being made on 21 July 2025. All I asked for was the general location, ie street, and this is their responce [When a request for information is made, I must determine whether exemptions should be claimed and in the case of exemptions that are qualified, establish whether release is in the public interest. Having identified and considered the factors relevant to the public interest, I have carefully examined the importance of transparency with the public. The MPS is committed to transparency with the public and recognises that greater transparency is likely to improve public confidence in the MPS. For this reason, I have attached weight to this public interest factor. In assessing your request, I have also evaluated the harm that release of the requested information would be likely to cause. The requested information is of a sensitive/personal nature. Additionally, the murder investigation is still an open case and the public release of the police information would harm this investigation. This is important as the sole reason that the MPS holds this information is for the purpose of a criminal investigation. Having carefully considered your request, I acknowledge the importance of transparency with the public. However, having considered each identified public interest factor, I have found that the harm that would be caused to this investigation should the MPS disclose the investigative material collated for this investigation, to be the most persuasive argument in this request. On balance, I believe that the public interest supports refusing your request. I have accordingly refused to provide the information located in response to your request for information.] I complained about this on 8 August 2025.