Sussex Police

The complainant requested information from Sussex Police relating to a football match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace. Sussex Police refused the request on the grounds that compliance would exceed the cost limit under section 12(1) of the FOIA. The complainant reduced the scope of the request, but Sussex Police maintained its application of section 12(1) to the revised request. The Commissioner’s decision is that Sussex Police is not entitled to rely on section 12 to refuse to comply with the revised request. The Commissioner requires Sussex Police to issue a fresh response to the revised request which does not rely on section 12 of the FOIA.