Summary: The complainant requested copies of all letters, emails, reports and any other documents held by the Trust that concerned a named company -˜and all subsidiaries and parent companies-™. The Trust responded that it held no relevant recorded information. The complainant requested an internal review and the Trust upheld its decision. The complainant referred this case to the Commissioner. On reflection, the Trust confirmed that it couldn-™t be certain whether it held any relevant recorded information without undertaking work that would exceed the appropriate limit. It therefore explained that it was relying on section 12(2) (the costs limit) in order to be excluded from the requirement to confirm or deny whether relevant recorded information was held. The Commissioner finds that the Trust has applied section 12(2) appropriately on the facts of this case. However, he has found procedural breaches of sections 10(1) and 17(5). He requires no remedial steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 12 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld