Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police
- Date 27 July 2018
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested information about discussions that South Yorkshire Police had had with various third parties relating to the forcible removal of individuals protesting the removal of trees within the city of Sheffield. The Commissioner’s decision is that South Yorkshire Police failed to respond to the entirety of the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act. The Commissioner requires SYP to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a substantive response, under the FOIA, to part [3] of the request.