The complainant requested documentation relevant to the decision by Sheffield City Council not to generate a safeguarding report regarding the care of her late mother, including emails between officers, advice taken from third parties and the status of any ongoing reviews. The complainant particularly required to see any assessments that led to no report being made. The Commissioner is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that Sheffield City Council does not hold the requested information and complied with section 1(1) FOIA (Right of access to information). The Commissioner’s decided that Sheffield City Council took an excessive length of time to respond substantively to the request in breach of Section 10(1) FOIA (Time for compliance). The Commissioner did not require Sheffield City Council to take any further steps to comply with the legislation.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 1: Complaint not upheld
Citations:
[2021] UKICO IC-83142
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 28 October 2022; Ref: scu.665955