Police Service of Northern Ireland
- Date 19 December 2019
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 31: Not upheld
The complainant requested information from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (“PSNI”) in relation to disciplinary proceedings against a police officer. The PSNI refused to disclose the requested information, citing the exemptions at sections 31 and 40(2) as a basis for non-disclosure.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the PSNI has correctly applied section 31 of the FOIA to the requested information. The Commissioner did not go on to consider the PSNI’s application of section 40(2) as she considered that section 31 applied to the entirety of the requested information. Therefore the Commissioner requires no steps to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2020/0043 withdrawn.