ICO Upholds FOI Complaint Against Cheshire Constabulary

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a decision notice upholding a Freedom of Information (FOI) complaint against Cheshire Constabulary concerning a request for information related to the Lucy Letby case. The ICO determined that Cheshire Constabulary is not entitled to rely on section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to refuse the complainant's request and has ordered the constabulary to issue a new response that does not use this exemption.

This decision means Cheshire Constabulary must re-evaluate the request and provide the information unless another valid exemption applies. Compliance requires issuing a fresh response to the complainant, adhering to the ICO's ruling. Failure to comply could lead to further regulatory action by the ICO.