Nottinghamshire Police

The complainant requested information from Nottinghamshire Police about a police operation at Library Garden between 5 November 2021 and 16 December 2021. By the date of this notice, Nottinghamshire Police had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that Nottinghamshire Police has failed to complete its deliberations on the balance of the public interest within a reasonable time and has therefore breached section 17(3) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires Nottinghamshire Police to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. Having confirmed whether or not information is held within the scope of the request: either disclose the requested information, if held, or, to the extent that information is to be withheld, issue a refusal notice in accordance with the requirements of section 17 of the FOIA.