Chief Constable of Merseyside Police
- Date 26 June 2023
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 31(1)(a): Not upheld, FOI 31(1)(b): Not upheld
The complainant has requested information from Merseyside Police
about the false social media personas register. The Police refused to
disclose the information under sections 31(1)(a) and 31(1)(b) of FOIA.
The Commissioner’s decision is that Merseyside Police were entitled to
rely on section 31(1)(a) and 31(1)(b) of FOIA. He also finds that the
Police failed to respond to the complainant’s information request within
the statutory timeframe of 20 working days. On this basis the
Commissioner finds that the Police has breached section 10 of FOIA.
He does not require further steps to be taken.