Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police

The complainant made a request for information relating to the number of speeding fines issued between junctions 24 and 25 near Bredbury from 2014 to 2023. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) refused to confirm nor deny whether the requested information was held citing section 31(3) (law enforcement) and section 38(2) (health and safety) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that GMP was not entitled to rely on section 31(3) or section 38(2) of FOIA to neither confirm nor deny whether it holds the requested information. The Commissioner therefore requires issue a fresh response to the request which confirms or denies that the requested information is held. If the requested information is held, it should either be disclosed or GMP should issue refusal notice explaining why it is exempt from disclosure.