On 9 July 2014, Ms Findlay asked the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland (Police Scotland) for copies of any email, letter or notes of any phone call about an event she had organised. Police Scotland disclosed some information to Ms Findlay, but did not provide her with copies of any documents. Following a review, Ms Findlay remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
The Commissioner found that Police Scotland failed to respond to Ms Findlay’s request for information in accordance with FOISA. She found that Police Scotland did not, in fact, hold any information falling within the scope of Ms Findlay’s request. In failing to tell her this, Police Scotland had failed to comply with section 17 of FOISA.
[2015] ScotIC 025 – 2015
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