Mr Andrew Hart (Mr Hart) requested from the Chief Constable of Tayside Police (Tayside Police) information relating to an alleged incident. Tayside Police refused to confirm whether the information requested existed or was held by them, in terms of section 18 of FOISA. Following a review in which this decision was upheld, Mr Hart remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that Tayside Police had dealt with Mr Hart’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA. He did not require Tayside Police to take any action.
Citations:
[2009] ScotIC 149 – 2009
Links:
Scotland, Information, Police
Updated: 08 September 2022; Ref: scu.434088