Sussex Police
- Date 29 July 2020
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld
The complainant requested information regarding the procedures and policies of Sussex Police for retaining body worn video camera records against their possible future use for evidential purposes. Sussex Police acknowledged that there had then been considerable delays in providing the information requested for which they apologised. The Commissioner decided that Sussex Police had complied with section 1(1) (general right of access) FOIA when dealing with part 1 of the request and with section 12(1) (cost of compliance) FOIA when refusing part 2 of the request. The Commissioner decided that Sussex Police had breached section 16(1) (advice and assistance) FOIA for part 2 of the request but that no further remedy was now feasible. She therefore did not require Sussex Police to take any steps.