West Mercia Police

The complainant has requested information about employees placed on performance improvements plans. West Mercia Police (WMP) relied on section 40(5B) of FOIA (third party personal information) to refuse to confirm or deny that the information was held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has correctly relied on section 40(5B) of FOIA to refuse to confirm or deny that the information was held. The Commissioner does not require WMP to take any further steps.