Chief Constable Lancashire Constabulary

The complainant requested “any information held” in relation to a specified county court case. Ultimately, Lancashire Constabulary refused to confirm or deny whether it held the requested information, by virtue of section 40(5B)(a)(i) of FOIA – the ‘neither confirm nor deny’ provision for third party personal information. The Commissioner’s decision is that Lancashire Constabulary was entitled to issue a ‘neither confirm nor deny’ response in accordance with section 40(5B)(a)(i) of FOIA for the reasons set out in this notice. No steps are required as a result of this notice.