St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (Local government) [2023] UKICO 251235 (11 September 2023)


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St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

The complainant requested information from St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (SHMBC). By the date of this notice the public authority had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the SHMBC has breached section 10(1) of FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. SHMBC must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA. SHMBC must take this step 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 FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

FOI 10: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: 251235

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