Sussex Police

The complainant requested information associated with a Fixed Penalty Notice from Sussex Police. Although Sussex Police responded, it erred in failing to recognise the request as an FOIA request until 3 June 2013, when it provided a substantive response, some 81 working days after the request was received. The complainant requested that a decision notice be issued by the Information Commissioner recording the delay. The Commissioner’s decision is that Sussex Police has breached section 10(1) of FOIA by issuing its response late but, as a substantive response has now been provided to the complainant, he does not require any remedial steps to be taken.