The complainant requested information from the Council of the University of Sheffield (‘the University’) relating to the grading of Medical students at the University. By the date of this notice the University had not provided a substantive response to the requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the University has failed to respond to the requests 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 requests 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:
[2021] UKICO IC-93886
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 20 August 2022; Ref: scu.662979
