The complainant requested information from the Chief Constable of Essex Police (‘Essex Police’) relating to employees training on mental health and Essex Police’s powers under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). By the date of this notice Essex Police had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that Essex Police has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires Essex Police to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. Essex Police must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA. Essex Police must take this step within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO ic-137301
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 12 December 2022; Ref: scu.675062
