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Cite as: [2023] UKICO 175849
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Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police
The complainant has requested details of crimes reported at 28 separate commercial premises. The above public authority relied on section 40(5B) of FOIA (third party personal data) to refuse to confirm or deny that the information is held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority is not entitled to rely on section 40(5B) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Confirm or deny whether it holds information in respect of each of the 28 premises and, if it does, it must either provide the information or issue a refusal notice that complies with section 17 of FOIA. Keywords: identifiable informationFOI 40: Complaint upheld
Decision notice: 175849