Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Constabulary

The complainant has requested information relating to illegal abortion crimes. Cambridgeshire Constabulary (“the Constabulary”) refused to disclose the information and relied on section 38(1) (Health and Safety) and section 40(2) (Personal information) of FOIA as its basis for doing so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Constabulary was entitled to rely on section 38(1) of FOIA to withhold the information requested. He does not require the public authority to take any further steps.