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Chief Constable of Sussex Police

The complainant has requested from Sussex Police witness statements regarding drone sightings at Gatwick Airport in December 2018. Sussex Police refused the request, on the grounds that the information was exempt from disclosure under section 30(1) (Investigations and proceedings) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Sussex Police was entitled to rely on section 30(1)(a)(i) of FOIA to withhold the information. However, he found that it breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of FOIA by exceeding the statutory time for compliance when responding to the request.

FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 30: Complaint not upheld FOI 1: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: ic-145439