The complainant requested the audio or transcripts of telephone calls between specified parties during a specified timeframe. West Yorkshire Police neither confirmed nor denied holding the requested information, citing sections 40(5) (personal information) and 30(3) (investigations and proceedings) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that West Yorkshire Police was entitled to rely on section 30(3) of FOIA to neither confirm nor deny whether it held the requested information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.
FOI 30: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO ic-77418
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.674997