8 June 2016, Police and criminal justice
The complainant requested information about a reinvestigation into a complaint ordered by the Independent Police Complaints Commissioner (‘IPCC’), and the name and contact details of the person dealing with his information request. South Wales Police provided some information and confirmed that it did not hold any additional information. The Commissioner’s decision is that South Wales Police does not hold the information requested. However in relation to one of the requests, in failing to deny that it held any recorded information within 20 working days South Wales Police breached section 1 and 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.
FOI 1: Partly upheld FOI 10: Upheld