Northumbria Police

The complainant has requested information relating to the costs of the public authority’s investigation into the shootings by Raoul Moat. The public authority provided some information but the complainant asserted that there should be further information available. Some information was withheld on the grounds that to ascertain whether or not it was held would exceed the appropriate limit. The complainant was also directed to further information on the public authority’s website but he did not accept that this was sufficient. The Information Commissioner has accepted the public authority’s response, but finds that the initial refusal notice was provided outside the statutory time limit; he does not require the public authority to take any steps.