Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police

North Yorkshire Police (NYP) made a self-referral to the Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) regarding the timeliness of its responses to freedom of information requests. On the basis of the information received during the monitoring of NYP’s timeliness compliance, the Commissioner has reached the view that NYP’s request handling practices do not conform to the Freedom of Information Code of Practice, issued under section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) by the Cabinet Office in July 2018 (the Code). The Commissioner considers that NYP’s practices do not conform with part 4 of the Code relating to time limits for responding to requests. Therefore, in accordance with section 48(1) of FOIA, the Commissioner has elected to issue the foregoing practice recommendation.