Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police

The complainant requested information relating to modern slavery and missing persons. Nottinghamshire Police provided some information but withheld the remainder, citing sections 21 (information accessible to applicant by other means) and 31 (law enforcement) of FOIA. The Commissioner has considered the application of sections 31(1)(a) and (b) to the information in scope of part (2) of the request withheld by virtue of those exemptions. The Commissioner’s decision is that Nottinghamshire Police has correctly applied those exemptions and that the public interest lies in withholding the information. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.