October 02, 2025 | Finance and Procurement , Procurement
Request Number: FOI/15687
Category: Finance and Procurement - Equipment and Uniform Contracts & Procurement
Subject: Purchases of Former Military Equipment
Request and Answer:
Request
I would like a record, itemised and with costings, of any formerly military equipment your force has purchased over the last five years.
This includes equipment bought directly (eg from the Defence Equipment Sales Authority), or indirectly through auctions, websites, surplus stockists, brokers, or any other kind of intermediary.
By military I mean any branch in any country, and I mean equipment broadly, to include vehicles, weapons, uniforms, tools, body armour, sprays, restraints, etc. etc.
Answer
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) does not hold information in relation to your requests. Enquiries made in relation to your request failed to locate any records or documents relevant to your request based on the information you have provided.
After reaching out to multiple business areas in the organisation, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) can confirm that it has no record of such purchases.
Accordingly, we have determined that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does not hold the information to which you seek access.