22 October 2014, Police and criminal justice
The complainant has requested information about the out of court disposal, by way of a conditional caution, of an alleged offence relating to the laying of poison near an identified group of badger setts. The Commissioner’s decision is that Hampshire Constabulary (the police) had applied section 1(1) FOIA correctly in saying that part of the requested information was not held. He also decided that the police had correctly withheld information about the alleged offender and his offending relying on section 40(2) FOIA on the grounds that disclosure would be unfair. The Commissioner did not require the police to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 40: Not upheld