ICO The complainant asked how and why Dyfed-Powys Police (DPP) pursued a magistrate’s court case on an alleged spurious allegation of a dog attack by a senile old man living in a local nursing home. DPP refused the request on the basis of section 8(2)(c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner’s decision is that DPP reasonably required further details in order to identify the requested information, and sought this clarification from the requestor. As it did not receive this clarification, it was not obliged to comply with the request, as confirmed by virtue of section 1(3) of the Act. The Commissioner orders no steps.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 1 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2012] UKICO FS50456134
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Statutes:
Freedom of Information Act 2000 8(2)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.529985