Information Commissioner's Office

Summary: On 11 August 2008 following a lengthy chain of correspondence the complainant requested that the public authority provide copies of all documentation surrounding the medal claims he had put forward relating to his late grandfather in 2004. The public authority responded and over several months the complainant disputed whether the public authority had complied with the request fully. On 19 December 2008 the public authority issued a refusal notice stating the complainant had received all the information held pertaining to his request. The Commissioner has investigated the handling of the request and has found that the public authority has provided all the information it held, thus complying with section 1. However he has found that the public authority breached section 10(1) in not responding within twenty working days. The Commissioner requires no remedial steps to be taken by the public authority. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2010/0170 withdrawn.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld