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Greater Manchester Police

  • Date 12 May 2022
  • Sector Police and criminal justice
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld

The complainant requested information about Independent Legal Observers. By the date of this notice Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that GMP has breached section 10(1) of FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires GMP to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: GMP must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.