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The complainant requested copies of correspondence and meeting notes from the London Borough of Hackney (the Council) since 1 March 2020 regarding an installation on Regents Canal. The Council had failed to provide a substantive response by the date of this notice. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council failed to respond to the request…
The complainant requested information relating to FOIA requests and SARs Subject Access Requests) from West Yorkshire Police (‘WYP’). Ultimately, the complainant disputed the accuracy of the information provided in response to part two of his request. The Commissioner has addressed this through consideration of whether WYP has provided the information it holds in accordance with…
The complainant has requested information about a business relationship with another education network. Ormiston Academies Trust refused to comply with the request but did not cite an exemption from the FOIA which would have permitted it to do so. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Trust has failed to issue an adequate refusal notice in…
The complainant has requested information about complaints and staff qualifications. St Augustine’s School (‘the School’) disclosed information relevant to one part of the request. It relied on section 12(1) of the FOIA (cost exceeds the appropriate limit) to refuse to comply with two parts and withheld information requested in the remaining five parts of the…
The complainant submitted seven information requests to the Health and Safety Executive (“the HSE”) for various information relating to a Gas Safe Register investigation into a property and related correspondence. The Commissioner’s decision is that the HSE has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 10 of…
The complainant requested from Maidstone Borough Council (“the Council”) information relating to the proposed garden community development at Lenham Heath. The Council stated that it did not hold information to some parts of the request. It also refused to disclose information under regulations 12(4)(b) and 12(5)(e) of the EIR to the remaining parts of the…
The complainant has requested a copy of a report of local housing needs. The Commissioner’s decision is that Great Waldingfield Parish Council incorrectly withheld the sections named “Executive Summary and Key Findings” and “Next Steps of the report on the basis of regulations 12(5)(e) and 12(5)(f); however it correctly engaged regulation 12(5)(e) to withhold the…
The complainant requested pensions related information from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service (‘SFRS’). SFRS advised the complainant that it did not hold the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the civil standard of the balance of probabilities, SFRS does not hold the information. The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken…
The complainant requested information from the Cabinet Office about specified contracts and correspondence. The Cabinet Office has failed to complete its public interest test considerations within a reasonable time in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA. The Cabinet Office must provide a substantive response to the request within 35 calendar days of the date…
The complainant has requested from Nottingham City Council (“the Council”) information in relation to an investigation report. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to withhold the information under section 40(1) of the FOIA. However, in providing a response outside of statutory time periods, it breached section 10(1). The Commissioner does not require…
