The complainant requested information from the public authority about allegations of mistreatment, neglect and abuse at premises operated by an NHS Trust. The public authority responded by asking the requestor to narrow down his request, which he did. The public authority then refused the request by virtue of section 12, stating that the cost of … Continue reading South Wales Police (Decision Notice): ICO 28 Sep 2006
The complainant requested a list of all services offered by Caerphilly County Borough Council (‘the Council’) which have a charge attached for the financial year 2012 to 2013. The Council aggregated this request with five other requests for the same information but different tax years and subsequently refused it on the basis of section 12(1) … Continue reading Caerphilly County Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 26 Feb 2013
The complainant requested information about Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning and regulation department. Although some of the information was provided, the council refused the remainder under section 12 as the cost of compliance exceeded the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004. The Information Commissioner’s decision is that the council … Continue reading Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 22 Sep 2011
(Local Government (City Council)) The complainant has requested information concerning the closed or ended Council Tax accounts where the liable party is deceased and where the account is in credit. The complainant requires this information from 1993 to 2015. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to refuse to comply with the complainant’s … Continue reading Leeds City Council FS50585043: ICO 8 Oct 2015
A journalist sought information from the appellant as to illegal firearms, and gun crime. The appellant said it would take many hours to prepare the information sought in a disclosable form, saying that the time taken to redact the information should be included for the times under the 2004 Regulations. The commissioner decided that some … Continue reading The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v The Information Commissioner: Admn 21 Jan 2011
The complainant requested information on the costs involved with the ‘Driver Awareness Scheme’ operated by Dorset Police. The Constabulary initially refused the request by relying on section 12(1) of the FOIA and stated that the cost of complying . .
On 1 December 2005 the complainant requested information relating to a pedestrian bridge in the Pinhoe area of Exeter. On 12 December 2005 the public authority informed the complainant that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the . .
The complainant requested information relating to the dates of communications between a specific officer of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (the ‘PHSO’) and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The PHSO refused the request on the . .