Chief Constable Lincolnshire Police

The complainant has requested information about an incident which was reported to the police and resulted in a NIP being served. The public authority 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 further steps to be taken.