The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Southwark (‘the Council’) relating to refugees living in the borough. By the date of this notice, the Council had not provided a substantive response to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has breached section 10(1) of FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further steps.
FOI 10(1): Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO ic-165655
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 15 July 2022; Ref: scu.678454