Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police

The complainant requested information from South Yorkshire Police (“SYP”) about policies and training relating to section 135(1) warrants. By the date of this notice SYP had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that SYP has breached section 10 of the 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 SYP to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: SYP must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.