West Yorkshire Police
- Date 5 March 2018
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 30: Not upheld
The complainant has requested a copy of a report into the escape from custody in the 1980s of someone he believes was a police informant. West Yorkshire Police refused to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information, citing the exemption at section 30(3) (investigations and proceedings) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that West Yorkshire Police was entitled by section 30(3) of the FOIA to refuse to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information.