Summary: The complainant requested information about whether a named club (the club) had registered a specified event with Leicester City Council (the council) and whether a premises licence was held in respect of the club. The information request was the latest in a longstanding series of correspondence between the complaint and the council on connected matters. The Information Commissioner-™s decision is that Leicester City Council (the council) incorrectly relied on section 14(1) in this particular case. The Information Commissioner requires the council to respond to the complainant-™s request for information as required by section 1(1) FOIA. The council must either comply with section 1(1) FOIA or issue a valid refusal notice complying with section 17(1) FOIA. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2012/0189 allowed.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 14 - Complaint Upheld