The complainant submitted a request to the London Borough of Waltham Forest (the Council) seeking information about personal data breaches. It provided some of the information sought, explained that it did not hold other parts of the information and relied on section 12(1) (cost limit) of FOIA to refuse parts of the request. The complainant disputed the Council’s position that it did not hold some parts of the requested information and also challenged its reliance on section 12(1) of FOIA. She was also unhappy with the Council’s delay in responding to her request and its failure to take into account, in line with section 11 of FOIA, her preference for the information to be disclosed in hard copy. The Commissioner is satisfied that the Council does not hold parts of the requested information, has concluded that it can rely on section 12(1) to refuse to comply with parts of the request and is satisfied that it would not have been reasonable for the Council to disclose information in hard copy. However, the Commissioner has concluded that the Council breached section 10(1) of FOIA by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 1: Complaint not upheld FOI 11: Complaint not upheld FOI 12: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO IC-43554
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.665834
