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Cite as: [2012] UKICO FS50416628
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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50416628 (13 August 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested information on senior council officers-™ registered interests. The council disclosed some information for high ranking officers but did not disclose information for any officers below that. The council-™s response did not however state whether any further information was held, nor claim any exemptions under the Act for any further information it does hold. Information it provided indicated that it was very possible that further information is held, however this was not addressed further in the council-™s final response. The council did not therefore fully respond to the request. The complainant therefore asked the council to review its decision. In spite of stating to the complainant that it would review the decision and providing details of the officer within the council who was assigned to review the decision the council did not do so. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the Council has breached section 1(1)(a) of the Act. It did not specify to the complainant exactly what information it holds. The Commissioner requires the public authority specify to the complainant whether it holds further information which falls within the scope of his request as required by Section 1(1)(a) of the Act; to consider any further information it holds for disclosure to the complainant as required by section 1(1)(b) of the Act and to consider any information which it does hold for disclosure bearing in mind the First Tier Tribunal-™s decision in the case of Greenwood v ICO (EA/2011/0131 & 0137).
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Upheld