Force policy relating to the authorised release of digital evidence.

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Dear Ministry of Defence,

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act (2000), could you please provide me information regarding current Service Police policies (Royal Navy Police / Royal Military Police / Royal Air Force Police) that authorises the release of evidence to commercial companies as instructed by legal clients in defence cases.

Can you please provide documentation of your forces policy relating to the release of (i) digital forensic images (covering evidential computer devices such as hard disk drives and memory cards), and (ii) physical digital devices, covering evidential items such as smartphones and satellite navigation devices.

Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Haslett

People-Sec-FOI Mailbox (MULTIUSER), Ministry of Defence

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Dear Mr Haslett.

 

Thank you for your email requesting information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

You have requested information regarding current Service Police policies
(Royal Navy Police / Royal Military Police / Royal Air Force Police).

 

The MOD holds information within the scope of this FOI request in the form
of the documents listed below, which I provide as separate PDF documents
to the covering response letter:

 

Royal Navy Police Disclosure Policy set out in Provost Marshal Navy
Technical Instruction No.33

Military Police Investigative Doctrine - Chapter 25 - Disclosure of Unused
Material (MPID_25)

Military Police Investigative Doctrine - Chapter 45 - Management of
Service Police Information (MPID_45)

RAF Police Disclosure Policy

 

MOD People Secretariat FOI