Summary: The complainant requested information relating to the records held by West Midlands Police about a named individual. The public authority refused to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information citing section 40(5) - Personal information and later section 30(3) - Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that the public authority correctly applied section 40(5)(b)(i) to the request. Consequently he did not consider the application of second exemption. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld