The complainant requested various, mainly financial, information from Kirby Muxloe Parish Council (the Council). The Council refused to comply with the request until the complainant paid a fee of Pounds 25 due to the time and effort it would be necessary to spend on these requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that this was not a valid reason to charge for a request and so the Council breached section 10 of the FOIA in failing to provide a valid response to these requests within 20 working days of receipt. The Commissioner requires the public authority to provide a fresh response to the complainant that is compliant with the requirements of the FOIA.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2013] UKICO FS50450565
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.528109