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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50414413 (23 May 2012)
Summary: The complainant has requested information about various costs to Wigan Borough Council. The council responded, indicating that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the statutory limit of 18 hours, and refusing the request on the grounds of the provisions of section 12 of FOIA. The complainant submitted a refined request on 28 June 2011, to which he has not received a response. The Commissioner-™s decision is that, by its failure to provide a substantive response to a request for information, Wigan Borough Council has breached section 10(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to provide the complainant with a response to his request which complies with the requirements of section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, or issue a valid refusal notice.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld