The complainant has requested a copy of a report into the escape from custody in the 1980s of someone he believes was a police informant. West Yorkshire Police refused to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information, citing the exemption at section 30(3) (investigations and proceedings) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that West Yorkshire Police was entitled by section 30(3) of the FOIA to refuse to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information.
FOI 30: Complaint not upheld
[2018] UKICO fs50711644
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 26 October 2021; Ref: scu.617696