The complainant requested from the public authority information generated by a police investigation into his allegations of the forgery of witness statements. The public authority relied on sections 40(2) and 41 of the Act to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that it correctly relied upon section 40(2) as a basis to withhold the information. However he has found procedural breaches of the Act in relation to the public authority’s handling of the request and has also expressed concern at the length of time it took for the public authority to conduct the internal review.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 17 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 40 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2011] UKICO FS50299845
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.530269