Chief Constable Surrey Police

The complainant requested information, in a multi-part request, in which a specific officer was named.  Ultimately, Surrey Police denied holding some of the requested information and disclosed some information in scope of the request. However it would neither confirm nor deny (NCND) holding some of the requested information, citing section 40(5) (personal information), and withheld the remainder, citing section 40(2) (personal information) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Surrey Police is entitled to NCND whether some of the requested information is held, by virtue of section 40(5A) of FOIA. He is also satisfied that it correctly applied section 40(2) to the remaining withheld information. The Commissioner does not require Surrey Police to take any steps as a result of this decision.