Information Commissioner's Office

Warwickshire Police

19 March 2008, Police and criminal justice

The complainant requested information regarding an investigation carried out by the public authority into allegations that the decision to grant planning permission for ground close to the complainant’s property was made improperly. The public authority refused the request, on the basis that Regulation 12(5)(b) applied. The Commissioner finds that this exception is engaged and that the public interest favours the maintenance of the exception. The Commissioner also finds that the public authority failed to comply with Regulation 14 when initially refusing the request, but that remedial action is not required.

EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld