Chief Constable of North Wales Police

The complainant requested information relating to a complaint about electoral fraud by a candidate in a particular by-election. North Wales Police responded to the complainant’s request by neither confirming nor denying whether it held the requested information in reliance on section 40(5) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that North Wales Police has correctly applied the provisions of section 40(5) in the circumstances of this case.  He does not require any steps to be taken.