The complainant requested details of particular complaints made to the public authority. It originally relied on section 41(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) to neither confirm nor deny that it held the requested information. However, during the Commissioner’s investigation it informed the complainant that it did not hold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Civil Service Commission breached section 10(1) of the FOIA by failing to inform the complainant that it did not hold the requested information within 20 working days of receiving the request. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2012/0164 struck out.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld
[2012] UKICO FS50429363
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 01 October 2021; Ref: scu.529606
