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Newport City Council (Decision Notice) [2012] UKICO FS50434947 (19 March 2012)
Summary: The complainant requested information regarding the cost of employing barristers-™ chambers or solicitors at employment tribunals for all staff over a period of nine years. Newport City Council (-˜the Council-™) failed to respond to the request. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the Council failed to respond to the request and therefore breached its obligations under section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to provide a substantive response to the complainant either disclosing the information or issuing a valid refusal compliant with section 17 of the FOIA.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 10 - Complaint Upheld