Chief Constable Humberside Police

The complainant made a request for all information it holds in regards to tape recordings of 101 calls from members of the public. Humberside Police refused parts one and two of the request under section 21 of FOIA (information accessible to applicant by other means). It stated that no information was held in relation to part three of the request and provided an answer to part four of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that Humberside Police was entitled to rely on section 21 for part one of the request but was not entitled to rely on section 21 in relation to part two of the request. He also finds that 
Humberside Police unreasonably restricted the scope of the request and has therefore determined that Humberside Police breached section 1(1)(a) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires Humberside Police to provide the information requested at part two of the request or issue a fresh response without reliance on section 21 and issue a fresh response, having carried out further searches to identify all information held which falls within the scope of the request.