Kent Police
- Date 9 November 2020
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 30: Not upheld
The complainant requested information relating to the yearly amounts Kent Police has paid informants and the upper limit payable. Kent Police confirmed it held information within the scope of part (1) of the request for the yearly amounts paid but refused to provide it, citing sections 30(1) and (2) (investigations and proceedings) of the FOIA. It refused to confirm whether it holds information within the scope of part (2) of the request for the upper limit payable. The Commissioner has investigated Kent Police’s handling of part (1) of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that Kent Police was entitled to rely on section 30(1) and (2) of the FOIA to withhold the requested information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.