Independent Police Complaints Commission
- Date 16 May 2016
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 30: Not upheld
The complainant requested reports and recommendations released to Kent Police by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) concerning an incident in which an individual died whilst being restrained by the police. The IPCC partially refused this request and withheld some of the requested information under the exemption provided by section 30(1)(a)(i) (information held for the purposes of an investigation) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the IPCC cited section 30(1)(a)(i) correctly and so it was not obliged to disclose the withheld information.