The complainant requested information about school transport provided by Kent County Council. By the date of this notice Kent County Council (‘the Council’) had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: The Council must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2022] UKICO ic-163742
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 23 June 2022; Ref: scu.678222