The complainant requested information from Ibstock Parish Council (‘the Council’) relating to the Council’s most recent audit. The Commissioner’s decision is the Council failed to provide an adequate response to the request. Consequently the Commissioner finds that the Council breached section 1(1) and section 10(1) of the FOIA. 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. This response must confirm or deny whether the requested information is held. If the requested information is held, the Council must either disclose it or provide an adequate refusal notice.
FOI 1(1): Complaint upheld FOI 10(1): Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO ic-137661
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 28 July 2022; Ref: scu.678898