Gwent Police
- Date 27 June 2022
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 1(1): Upheld, FOI 3: Upheld
The complainant requested various information passed to Gwent Police from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. Gwent Police refused the request referring the complainant to the City of London Police as the owners of the data. The Commissioner’s decision is that Gwent Police holds the requested information for its own purposes, as defined under section 3(2)(b) FOIA, and has failed to comply with its obligations under section 1(1) FOIA. The Commissioner requires Gwent Police to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a fresh response to the complainant either providing the information or issuing a valid refusal notice.