IC-113891-X1N3

The complainant requested from the London Borough of Southwark (“the Council”) information relating to a Fire Assessment Report. By the date of this notice the Council had not provided a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has…

IC- 72919-P8Q5

The complainant requested information in relation to the selling of essential and non-essential items for a specific date and time during the national firebreak period in Wales during October and November 2020. The Welsh Government responded by providing an explanation in relation to its decision to close non-essential shops, and provided a link to its…

IC-113861-Z1M2

The complainant requested from the London Borough of Southwark (“the Council”) information on the Council’s consultation process for installing Fire Equipment at a specific location. By the date of this notice the Council had not provided a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the…

IC-64176-M6F6

The complainant requested information on the government’s investment in OneWeb. The Commissioner’s decision is that BEIS has appropriately relied on the exemption at section 43(2), commercial interests, and the public interest favours maintaining the exemption. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Powered by…

IC-81896-W2P4

The complainant requested information from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office about legal advice. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has failed to respond to this request. The Commissioner requires Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to provide the complainant with a response to this request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. Foreign, Commonwealth and…

IC-66631-T3R9

In a seven part request, the complainant has requested information about any meetings or communications between The Prince of Wales and the Chief Executive and/or the Chair of Historic Royal Palaces between January 2014 and January 2015. He has requested this information under the EIR and the FOIA. Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) released some environmental…

IC-96726-S0R3

The complainant requested information with regards to an internal system used by the Financial Ombudsman Service (the FOS). The FOS asked the complainant to refine the first part of his request, provided links to the second part and refused the part of the request asking for the index / contents page of its internal system…

IC-90850-D4P0

The complainant has requested information regarding fire safety measures of a specified housing development. The Commissioner’s decision is that the information is environmental and the appropriate legislation is the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). The Commissioner also finds that the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (the council) is not entitled to rely on regulations 12(5)(b)…

IC-53427-T1X3

The complainant requested from the Planning Inspectorate (“the PI”) information about two inspectors and their engagement in a planning appeal process. The PI disclosed part of the information requested, withheld some under regulation 13(1) of the EIR (personal information) and stated that it did not hold any further information, beyond what was already disclosed. The…