Chief Constable Lancashire Constabulary

The complainant asked Lancashire Constabulary to provide copies of any correspondence it holds regarding the outside broadcast of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing from Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Lancashire Constabulary disclosed some information but it withheld the rest, relying on sections 40(2) (Personal information) and 31(1)(a) and (b) (Law enforcement) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Lancashire Constabulary was entitled to rely on sections 31(1)(a) and (b) of FOIA to withhold the information.