The complainant made two associated requests to Lickhill Primary School in April 2011 and July 2011 regarding the governing structure of the school. The Commissioner finds that the school has not provided any substantive responses to the complainant for either of the requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the school did not handle the requests for information in accordance with the FOIA. The school breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the FOIA by failing to provide a response to the requests within the statutory timeframe as set out in section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to confirm or deny whether the requested information is held in respect of each request to comply with section 1(1)(a); and if information is held in respect of each request, either provide the information to comply with section 1(1)(b), or withhold the information by issuing valid refusal notice for each request under section 17(1) of the FOIA.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 1 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld
[2012] UKICO FS50431195
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 21 August 2021; Ref: scu.529566