19 April 2007, Health (NHS)
The complainant requested copies of correspondence exchanged between the public authority and the local Coroner’s Office in relation to the death of his wife. The public authority responded to this request but failed to provide all of the information it held within 20 working days and therefore breached section 10 of the Act. The complainant submitted a number of further requests asking for clarification on a number of issues. The public authority responded to all of these requests except the final request citing section 14 as the basis to refuse this request. The Commissioner has decided that the public authority was incorrect to apply section 14 to this request.
FOI 1: Upheld