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Cite as: [2010] UKICO FER0314876, [2010] UKICO FER314876
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Chichester District Council (Decision Notice) [2010] UKICO FER0314876 (26 July 2010)
Summary: The complainant submitted a request to Chichester District Council (-˜the Council-™) for information from environmental records held on a property in Chichester. The complainant specified that he wished to view the records in person. The Council agreed to provide the information requested but only on the provision of a set fee. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the Council failed to comply with regulation 5(1) as it failed to make information available on request and regulation 5(2) as it failed to make it available within the statutory time for compliance. The Council breached regulation 6(1) by failing to comply with the complainant-™s request to make the requested information available in a particular format. The Council has also breached regulation 8(2)(b) by attempting to impose a charge for allowing the complainant to inspect some of the requested information. The Commissioner requires the Council to make the requested information available for the complainant to inspect within 35 days of this notice.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 6 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 8 - Complaint Upheld