FOI 0287-2025/26 Palantir Contracts

Request
Q1. All records relating to the use of data company Palantir by North Yorkshire Police for the period 01/01/2023 to present, including but not limited to: 

* Total number of contracts awarded by NYP to Palantir;

* The nature and purpose of those contracts;

* The overall cost of those contracts.

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. 

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision
North Yorkshire Police has previously received similar requests for information, the response to which are published on the North Yorkshire Police website using the below link:

FOI 0720-2024/25- Palantir Technologies | North Yorkshire Police
FOI 1103-2024/25 Palantir Technologies | North Yorkshire Police

I have therefore decided to exempt providing you with a response pursuant to Section 21 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).

Section 17 of the Act requires North Yorkshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.

Section 21 – Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means
Section 21 is an absolute class based exemption and I am not required to consider the harm or public interest when applying this exemption.

Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a Refusal Notice in response to your request.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.