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Humberside Police (Decision Notice) [2011] UKICO FS50380045 (28 June 2011)
Summary: The complainant asked Humberside Police to provide him with any plans it held of the new Divisional Headquarters and Custody Suite on Clough Road, Hull. Humberside Police refused the request on the basis of section 21 of the Act because the relevant information was available on Hull City Council-™s Planning portal. The complainant asked for an internal review of this decision because the portal did not provide him with access to the internal floor plans of the new custody suite. Humberside Police refused to provide him with these floor plans on the basis of sections 31(1)(a) to (c) of the Act. The complainant subsequently contacted the Commissioner in order to complain about the decision to withhold this information. The Commissioner has considered the circumstances of this case and has concluded that all of the requested information constitutes environmental information as defined by the EIR and therefore the request should have been dealt with under that access regime rather than under the Act. The Commissioner therefore requires Humberside Police to consider whether the internal floor plan of the new custody suite should be disclosed under the EIR, and if not, to issue a refusal notice compliant with regulation 14 of the EIR.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 2.1 - Complaint Upheld