The complainant requested correspondence relating to a particular press statement. The Information Commissioner initially relied on section 36 of the FOIA (prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) to withhold the information, but later disclosed it. The Commissioner’s decision is that the ICO failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and therefore breached section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require further steps.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO ic-109660
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.674786