21 April 2016, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested details about fire officers who attended an address as a result of a 999 call. Following clarification, London Fire Brigade (“LFB”) refused to provide its officer’s details on the basis that to do so would breach section 40(2)(personal information) of the FOIA. However, during the course of the Commissioner’s investigation, LFB determined that it had no recorded information by which to identify the relevant officers and did not therefore hold the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, no information is held. However, he does find procedural breaches regarding the handling of the request. No steps are required.
FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 10: Upheld FOI 17: Upheld