The complainant has requested from Staffordshire Police, information about civil claims submitted against it in respect of a murder case which resulted in wrongful convictions. Staffordshire Police disclosed information in respect of two named individuals, but it refused to disclose information about whether any other claims had been brought, citing the exemptions at section 40(2) (Personal information) and section 38(1) (Health and safety) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that, under section 40(5B)(a)(i) of the FOIA, Staffordshire Police was not obliged to confirm or deny whether it held information about any other claims.
FOI 40: Complaint not upheld
[2019] UKICO fs50834835
Bailii
England and Wales
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Updated: 06 December 2021; Ref: scu.643519