Summary: The complainant requested information from Essex Police, including information about payments it had made to informants every year since 2005. Essex Police refused to disclose that information, citing section 30(2) of FOIA (investigations and proceedings). The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that Essex Police was correct to refuse to disclose the requested information. The Information Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 30 - Complaint Not upheld