Greater Manchester Police
- Date 29 March 2016
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 12: Not upheld, FOI 16: Not upheld
The complainant asked Greater Manchester Police (“GMP”) for information about its response times for dealing with emails and other forms of communication. GMP refused to comply with the request, citing section 12 of the FOIA (cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit). The Commissioner’s decision is that GMP cited section 12(1) correctly and so it was not obliged to comply with the request. However, by failing to provide an internal review it did not act in accordance with the section 45 Code of Practice. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.