West Midlands Police
- Date 10 February 2021
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 30: Not upheld
The complainant submitted a request for information about an alleged criminal offence. West Midlands Police (WMP) would neither confirm nor deny whether it held the requested information, citing sections 30(3) (investigations and proceedings) and 40(5) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that WMP was entitled to rely on section 30(3) of the FOIA to neither confirm nor deny whether it held the requested information