On 25 March 2013, Mr Singh asked the Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police (the Police) about incidences of parental abduction and whether the parents who had been charged with abducting their own children were from ethnic minorities. Mr Singh made a further request on 23 April 2013, this time asking whether the parents who had been charged had parental responsibility or whether they had left the UK with their child. In both cases, the Police withheld the information.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that the Police had been entitled to withhold the information: it was held for the purposes of a criminal investigation and, on balance, the public interest lay in maintaining the exemption.
[2014] ScotIC 016 – 2014
Bailii
Scotland
Updated: 26 October 2021; Ref: scu.522737