18 December 2017, Police and criminal justice
The complainant requested information about prosecutions for knife crime. Sussex Police failed to respond to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that Sussex Police has breached sections 1 and 10 of the FOIA in failing to provide a valid response to the request within 20 working days of receipt. The Commissioner requires Sussex Police to issue a response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld