Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- Date 29 January 2021
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested from Cambridgeshire Constabulary (the Constabulary) information in relation to a particular case. The Constabulary refused to confirm or deny holding the information requested relying on section 40(5A) of FOIA, stating that if the requested information was held, it would be the complainant’s own personal data.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Constabulary was correct to rely on 40(5A) of FOIA.
The Commissioner does not require the Constabulary to take any step following this decision notice.