SIC Ms Greig requested from the Chief Constable of Grampian Police (Grampian Police) information relative to two specific investigations, one relating to the death of an individual and one relating to criminal allegations. Grampian Police responded by stating that it did not hold certain of the information, while withholding the remainder under various exemptions in FOISA. Following a review, Ms Greig remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that Grampian Police had complied with FOISA in dealing with Ms Greig’s information requests. Insofar as the requested information was held by Grampian Police, he accepted that it had been properly withheld under exemptions relating to investigation of the cause of a death (section 34(2)(b)(ii)) or personal data (section 38(1)(a) and (b)).
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[2012] ScotIC 021 – 2012)
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Updated: 05 October 2022; Ref: scu.451529