The complainant has requested information from Lamerton Parish Council (‘the Council’) about meeting minutes and communications regarding the Neighbourhood Planning Group. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, the Council does hold the requested information. By failing to provide the complainant with the requested information, the Council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. By failing to provide an initial response to the complainant within 20 working days, the Council has also breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Disclose the requested documents. When providing these, the Council is entitled to redact any personal data. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 1: Complaint upheld FOI 10(1): Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2020] UKICO IC-45750-N3R8
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.656201