Greater Manchester Police
- Date 2 February 2022
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested from Greater Manchester Police (“GMP”) information about a meeting. Having initially advised the complainant that the requested information was not held, during the Commissioner’s investigation GMP located and disclosed some information; some exemptions were applied but these were not queried by the complainant.
The Commissioner’s decision is that GMP breached section 10(1) of FOIA by failing to comply with both section 1(1)(a) and 1(1)(b) within the statutory time period. Furthermore, in failing to disclose information within the statutory time limit it breached sections 1(1)(a) and (b) of the FOIA. No steps are required.