South Wales Police

The complainant requested details of legislation which states that an officer of a lower rank can investigate a complaint against an officer of a more senior rank. South Wales Police refused the request relying on section 21 of the FOIA, as it determined that the information is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means. South Wales Police provided a link to the relevant information relating to allocation of investigators. The complainant stated that the information referred to by South Wales Police was not the information he had requested.  The Commissioner has investigated and his decision is that South Wales Police does not hold any further recorded information relevant to the request, other than that which it has stated is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.