The complainant requested information from St Mary’s University (‘the University’) relating to the student accommodation provided by the University. By the date of this notice the University had not provided a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the University has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the University to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA. The University 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 10: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2020] UKICO IC-68076
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 17 October 2022; Ref: scu.657950