Hampshire Constabulary
- Date 31 January 2022
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 30: Not upheld
The complainant has requested evidence considered in a police misconduct investigation which had been reported in the media. Hampshire Constabulary withheld the information, citing section 30(1) (Investigations and proceedings) and 40(2) (Personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Hampshire Constabulary was entitled to rely on section 30(1)(a)(i) to withhold the information. However, by failing to respond to the request within the statutory time for compliance, Hampshire Constabulary breached section 1 (General right of access) and section 10 (Time for compliance) of the FOIA.