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Hampshire Constabulary

  • Date 5 April 2022
  • Sector Police and criminal justice
  • Decision(s) FOI 31: Not upheld
  1. The complainant has requested information from Hampshire Constabulary regarding specified misconduct proceedings. Hampshire Constabulary provided him with some of the requested information, however it stated that it was withholding the remainder under section 31(1) (a) (b) and (g) of FOIA by virtue of sections 31(2) (a) (b) and (c), also sections 32 and 40 of FOIA.
  2. The Commissioner’s decision is that Hampshire Constabulary has correctly applied section 31 of FOIA to the withheld information. As this applies to all of the withheld information, the Commissioner has not considered Hampshire Constabulary’s application of the exemptions at sections 32 and 40.
  3. Therefore the Commissioner requires no steps to be taken. 

First-tier tribunal (General Regulatory chamber) information rights appeal EA/2022/0100 under appeal.