The complainant requested, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 photocopies of around thirty years’ of East Tuddenham Parish Council minutes. The Council said that it was unable to provide copies of the minutes because it was unable to photocopy them. It asked the complainant whether he was prepared to inspect them instead. The complainant was not. The Commissioner has come to a mixed verdict in this case. For the minutes that were contained in the minute books, he has found that it was not reasonably practicable to provide photocopies of them and has found in favour of the Council. However, there were some loose minutes and for them he has found that they should have been provided to the complainant in copy form. He finds a breach of section 1(1)(b) and 10(1) in not providing this information in twenty working days. The Commissioner also noted breaches of section 11(1) and 11(3). The Commissioner requires no remedial steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 1 – Complaint Partly Upheld, FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 11 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2011] UKICO FS50347199
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.530649
