Chief Constable Police Service of Northern Ireland

The complainant has requested information about the alleged victims of crime of a named person from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). PSNI initially refused the request on section 12(1) of FOIA, later revising their position to rely on section 12(2) of FOIA (Cost of compliance) to refuse the request.

The Commissioner’s decision is that PSNI was entitled to rely on section 12(2) of FOIA to refuse the request. The Commissioner also finds that PSNI complied with its section 16 obligation to offer advice and assistance.

The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken.