The complainant has made two requests to Birmingham City Council for information about a consultation undertaken by the King Edward VI Trust. The Council responded that the information was not held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council does not hold the information requested in request 1 and request 2 (part 1), but has failed to respond to request 2 (part 2). The Council has breached section 10(1) by failing to provide a valid response to request 1 and request (part 2) within the time for compliance. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a response to request 2 (part 2) under the terms of the FOIA.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 1: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2019] UKICO FS50842476
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 21 October 2022; Ref: scu.643297