Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police

The complainant has requested information about ram raid incidents from Lincolnshire Police. Lincolnshire Police advised that some information was not held and that some was already available to the complainant and was therefore exempt under section 21 (Information accessible to applicant by other means) of FOIA. It would neither confirm nor deny (NCND) holding the remaining information, citing sections 30 (Investigations and proceedings) 40 (Personal information) of FOIA.
The Commissioner’s decision is that section 21 was appropriately applied. He finds that sections 40(2) and 40(5)(b) are properly engaged in respect of some of the information and that Lincolnshire Police was entitled to NCND holding the remainder under section 30(3) of FOIA. No steps are required.