Hampshire Constabulary
- Date 11 October 2022
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 1(1): Not upheld, FOI 10(1): Upheld
The complainant has requested information from Hampshire Constabulary (“the Constabulary”) regarding an incident being initially treated as a ‘Hate Crime’, before being changed to a ‘Hate incident’. The Constabulary explained that the incident was recorded as a ‘Hate Incident’, providing the information that it held. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Constabulary does not hold further recorded information in relation to the request. However, the Commissioner finds that the Constabulary did breach section 10(1) of FOIA as it did not comply with section 1(1) of FOIA, to provide a response within 20 working days. The Commissioner does not require the Constabulary to take any steps as a result of this decision notice.