Key information
Request reference number: 551
Date of response:
Summary of request
Request
Reference: Pilot of specialist trauma-informed mentoring service for children and young people in custody in HMYOI Cookham Wood
Please provide
- Name of supplier delivering this pilot
- Number of young people supported
- Pilot evaluation report
- Winning bid documents submitted by the supplier that resulted in them being awarded this contract
Response
Thank you for your request for information which the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) received on July 4.
I can confirm that your request has been being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and that MOPAC does hold some information relating to your request.
Our response to your request is as follows:
Reference: Pilot of specialist trauma-informed mentoring service for children and young people in custody in HMYOI Cookham Wood
1.Name of supplier delivering this pilot
Open Road
2.Number of young people supported
74 children and young people have been supported to date
3.Pilot evaluation report
There is currently no evaluation report. A final evaluation report will be completed following the end of the pilot (in spring 2024) and will be published on the MOPAC website.
4.Winning bid documents submitted by the supplier that resulted in them being awarded this contract
The information is exempt from disclosure under Section 43(2) of the FOIA. Commercial Interests.
Prejudice test
The information is exempt from disclosure under Section 43(2) of the FOIA. Commercial Interests. This allows the exemption from publication of any information which would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding it). This exemption is engaged in this case since the information relates to sensitive information of a third party involved in the bidding. To disclose this information would harm MOPAC’s commercial interests in that it would breach the trust between MOPAC and the supplier upon release of information that was supplied in confidence.
The Section 43(2) exemption is a qualified exemption and is therefore subject to a public interest test, set out below:
Public Interest in disclosing the information
To disclose the requested information would adhere to the basic principle of being open and transparent, in particular regarding the spending of public money. In addition, disclosure of this information may assist members of the public in understanding the decision-making process and allow scrutiny of how public money is spent.
Public Interest in maintaining the exemption
There is a public interest in protecting the commercial interests of MOPAC and ensuring it is able to compete fairly in a commercial environment. Disclosure of information may cause unwarranted reputational damage to MOPAC which may in turn damage its commercial interests. In addition, the disclosure of this information could harm MOPAC’s ability to participate successfully in future commercial negotiations. The information released also has the potential to breach trust between MOPAC and the bidding party who would not expect this information to be released. This could affect the relationship between relevant parties and participation in future commercial activity.
Balance test
There are factors favouring both disclosure and non-disclosure. The main factor favouring disclosure is openness and accountability; however, the impact of this factor is diminished due to potential breach of trust and confidence with our supplier. As such, it is my decision that the public interest at this time lies substantially in favour of non-disclosure as to release the information would prejudice the commercial interests of MOPAC.