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The phrase "acted on information" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a decision or action taken based on received information or intelligence.
Example: "The detective acted on information received from an anonymous tip, leading to the arrest of the suspect."
Alternatives: "responded to information" or "took action based on information".
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Edwards said officers acted on information to confront the gangs at 4.20pm yesterday.
The department has said its officers acted on information from store employees.
The Sky Bet Championship club confirmed over the weekend that the 32-year-old was one of six people detained by the National Crime Agency (NCA), who acted on information passed to it by the Sun on Sunday newspaper.
The N.C.A.A. notes that the organization has only acted on information that has been presented to the enforcement staff.
Police acted on information from a worker who had spoken out after fleeing her ex-partner, a Hells Angels biker, who she alleged had mistreated her.
Campbell was detained as part of an investigation by the UK's National Crime Agency after it acted on information passed to it by a tabloid newspaper.
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The IPCC also examined why the Met specialist unit Trident did not immediately act on information the IPCC passed to it on 12 August 2011 linking Hutchinson-Foster with the gun found at the scene where Duggan was fatally shot.
[Religious Leader] The CHI team did not realize that villagers have relatives in Nouna and tend to confirm their understanding of issues and decision to act on information based on our recommendations.
In one of the most glaring examples, Belgian authorities failed to act on information from Turkey noting that one of its nationals, Ibrahim el-Bakraoui, had attempted to join Islamic State forces in Syria.
Acting on information gleaned from a one-and-a-half-year investigation, authorities seized five kilograms of ivory, a set of elephant teeth, and 650 kilograms of elephant bone.
There may be several reasons for this association, including better educated people generally having greater access to information than those who have less formal education, and are more likely to make informed decisions and act on information given.
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