SIC The Investigation Into Willie Macrae’s Death – On 14 July 2014, Mr Paul Delamore asked the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland (Police Scotland) for information regarding the investigation into Willie Macrae’s death.
Police Scotland withheld the information, claiming that disclosure would prejudice their ability to prevent and detect crime, apprehend or prosecute offenders. Following a review, Mr Delamore remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
The Commissioner investigated and found that Police Scotland had failed to respond to Mr Delamore’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA. This was because Police Scotland had wrongly withheld information requested by Mr Delamore, and they had also failed to notify Mr Delamore that some of the information he requested was not held. She required Police Scotland to provide Mr Delamore with the information he had requested and which they held.
[2015] ScotIC 084 – 2015
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Updated: 03 January 2022; Ref: scu.550864