16 January 2017, Police and criminal justice
The complainant has requested information about the duties, remuneration and responsibilities of an individual employed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The IPCC disclosed some information but withheld the remainder, citing the exemption at section 40(2) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Information Commissioner’s decision is that the IPCC was entitled to rely upon section 40(2) to withhold the information. However, by failing to issue a response within the statutory 20 working day timescale, the IPCC breached section 10(1).
FOI 10: Upheld FOI 40: Not upheld