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Department for Culture Media and Sport (Decision Notice) [2010] UKICO FS50193661 (29 March 2010)
Summary: The complainant submitted three requests to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) focussing on the sale and development of land in the immediate vicinity on the British Library. The DCMS replied stating that to comply would exceed the cost limit at section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act (the Act). The Commissioner is satisfied that the DCMS has provided a reasonable estimate which demonstrates that the cost of complying with the requests would exceed £600 and thus the DCMS is entitled to refuse to fulfil the request. The Commissioner has concluded that some of the information which would fall within the scope of the complainant-™s request is environmental information as defined by the EIR. However, the Commissioner is satisfied that the DCMS is entitled to refuse to provide the information because the requests are manifestly unreasonable. However, the Commissioner finds that the DCMS is in breach of section 17(5) of the Act and regulation 14 of the EIR by not responding to the initial request within the required 20 working days.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 12 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 16 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 9 - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 12.4.b - Complaint Not upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld