The complainant requested information from Hertford Heath Parish Council (‘the Council’) relating to a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to carry out adequate searches for the requested information and therefore, on the balance of probabilities, has not identified all information held within the scope of the request. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council must issue a fresh response to the request following searches aimed at identifying all the information held within the scope of the request.
FOI 1(1): Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO ic-133998
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.678893