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Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire

  • Date 19 September 2019
  • Sector Police and criminal justice
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 12(1): Not upheld, FOI 17: Upheld

The complainant has requested information regarding recent tenders in relation to domestic abuse support services. The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire withheld the information, citing section 12(1) (Exceeding the cost limit) of the FOIA.

The Commissioner’s decision is that the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire has applied section 12(1) of the FOIA appropriately. However, she considers that the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire has breached sections 10 (Time for compliance) and 17 (Refusal of a request) of the FOIA

The Commissioner does not require the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire to take any steps as a result of this decision.