Kent Police
- Date 14 June 2018
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 30: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to two unsolved murders committed in 1987. Kent Police refused to provide the requested information, citing sections 30(1)(a) (investigations and proceedings) and 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that Kent Police was entitled to apply section 30(1)(a) of the FOIA to withhold the information. However, she found that Kent Police failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and therefore breached section 10(1) (time for compliance with request) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.