Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex

The complainant asked the Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (OSPCC) for an electronic copy of all recorded information it held about a Twitter account which had been set up by member of the public to parody the official OSPCC account. OSPCC provided some information but withheld part of the requested information, citing the section 42(1) FOIA exemption and deciding that the balance of the public interest favoured maintaining the exemption. This decision was upheld at internal review. Following his investigation, the Information Commissioner decided that OSPCC had acted correctly in withholding this information. The Commissioner does not require OSPCC to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.