Manchester's finest drowning in paperwork as Freedom of Information requests pile up
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has issued an enforcement notice to Greater Manchester Police over a backlog of 850 Freedom of Information requests—580 older than 12 months—far exceeding the 20 working-day statutory limit. Despite a prior practice recommendation, the ICO says improvement has been too slow and demands urgent action; GMP cites a new action plan with revised processes, resource reprioritization, and new hires. The article contextualizes this with other recent FOI-related disclosure errors across UK police forces and the Ministry of Defence.
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