The complainant has requested information from Hambleton District Council (the council) with regards to the names of councillors whose broadband is paid for by the council and the cost to the council. The council provided some information but refused to provide the names of the councillor’s, relying on section 40(2) of the FOIA. However during the Commissioner’s investigation the council changed its response to provide all of the information requested. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA as it did not provide all of the requested information within the required 20 working days from the receipt of the request. As the council has now provided the information, the Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld
[2013] UKICO FS50499286
Bailii
England and Wales
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Updated: 30 December 2021; Ref: scu.528881