Summary: The complainant requested information regarding guidance or instructions sent to or given out by Staffordshire Police (the Police) in respect of ticket touting at various events. The Police stated that this was information not held by it, following section 1(1)(a) of the Act. The Commissioner accepts that the Police performed appropriate searches to determine if it held relevant information. The Commissioner has decided that, on the balance of probabilities, the Police do not hold any relevant information and were correct to state this in its refusal notice.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Not upheld