Summary: The complainant has requested: correspondence between various individuals at Nottingham City Council and representatives of Nottinghamshire Police between October 1 2005 to December 31 2006, in relation to investigations undertaken by Nottinghamshire Police and/or by the District Auditor into the misallocation of council houses in the city between 2003 and 2005. The Commissioner-™s decision is that Nottingham City Council does not hold any recorded information falling within the scope of the complainant-™s request based on a balance of probabilities test. The Commissioner finds that Nottingham City Council has breached section 10(1) of the Act by failing to respond to the complainant-™s request promptly and in any event with twenty working days. The Commissioner does not require Nottingham City Council to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld