Metropolitan Police Service (Police and criminal justice) [2023] UKICO 238844 (11 July 2023)


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Cite as: [2023] UKICO 238844

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Metropolitan Police Service

The complainant requested information relating to policing at a Let Women Speak event. By the date of this notice the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Met) had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Met has breached section 10(1) of FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Met to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Met must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The Met must take this step within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

FOI 10: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: 238844

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