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Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner of Lincolnshire
25 August 2016, Police and criminal justice
The complainant requested information from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Lincolnshire relating to complaints made about the Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police.The OPCC refused to provide the requested information citing the exemption under section 40(2) of the FOIA (personal information) as its basis for doing so.The Commissioner’s decision is that the OPCC incorrectly withheld information relating to complaints about the Chief Constable by virtue of section 40(2). The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the withheld information.The OPCC must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 40(2): Upheld