9 October 2017, Police and criminal justice
The complainant has requested information about the disciplinary history of three named police officers. Gloucestershire Constabulary would neither confirm nor deny whether it held the information described in the request, citing the exemption at section 40(5) (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Gloucestershire Constabulary was entitled to apply section 40(5). The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
FOI 40: Not upheld