Chief Constable of Essex Police

The complainant requested information about a death. This was followed by a “meta-request” for information generated by the first request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the above public authority failed to respond to either request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 10 of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a substantive response, under the FOIA, to both requests.