7 August 2017, Police and criminal justice
The complainant has requested information about West Midlands Police’s arrangements for investigating fraud and economic crime. West Midlands Police cited section 12(1) (cost of compliance) of the FOIA to refuse to comply with the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that West Midlands Police was entitled to rely on section 12(1) to refuse to comply with the request and that it discharged its obligations under section 16(1) (advice and assistance).
FOI 12: Not upheld FOI 16: Not upheld