Greater Manchester Police
- Date 23 June 2014
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 14: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information about Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Professional Standards Branch (PSB) staff email addresses. GMP refused the request as vexatious under section 14(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that GMP has correctly applied the vexatious provision at section 14(1) of the FOIA. He notes however that the response was provided outside the statutory time limit of 20 working days and therefore GMP has breached section 17(5) of the FOIA. He does not require any steps to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2014/0175 dismissed.