Chief Constable of Northumbria Police

The complainant requested information relating to complaints made about police officers. By the date of this notice Chief Constable of Northumbria Police (‘the Police’) had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Police has breached section 10(1) of FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Police to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Police must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.