Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police
- Date 5 October 2022
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 1(1): Not upheld, FOI 10(1): Upheld
The complainant submitted an information request to Greater Manchester Police (“GMP”) relating to the number of complaints received over a specific time period. GMP provided the information for parts one to three of the request and stated that it does not hold the information in relation to parts four and five. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities GMP does not hold information in relation to parts four and five of the request. However, in not providing the information within 20 working days, GMP did not comply with the requirements of section 10(1).The Commissioner does not require GMP to take any steps as a result of this decision notice.