Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

The complainant has requested information relating to the recruitment of a senior police officer who, at the time of the request, was the subject of misconduct investigations. Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (the OPFCC) would neither confirm nor deny (NCND) holding information, citing sections 30(3) (Investigations and proceedings), 31(3) (Law enforcement) and 40(5) (Personal information) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the OPFCC was entitled to rely on sections 40(5B)(a)(i) and 31(3) to issue an NCND response to the request.