North Yorkshire Police
- Date 23 July 2018
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to a covert police operation in 2015. North Yorkshire Police neither confirmed nor denied holding information within the scope of the request citing section 40(5)(a) (personal data) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that North Yorkshire Police was entitled to neither confirm nor deny if the requested information was held by virtue of section 40(5)(a) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision. First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights appeal (ref) EA/2019/0051 dismissed.