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Walberswick Parish Council (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50453488 (13 March 2013)
Summary: The complainant requested a copy of and timing of the resignation letter of a former Parish Council member from Walberswick Parish Council. The council refused the request on the grounds that the complainant had made a large number of requests within the previous 60 days. It therefore aggregated the time and cost of responding to these requests together and applied section 12 of the Act (cost of responding to the request exceeds the appropriate limit). The Commissioner-™s decision is that Walberswick Parish Council is not correct to apply section 12 to the request. In order for requests to be aggregated they must relate -˜to any extent, to the same or similar information-™. Having considered the requests relied upon by the council in order to apply the exemption, the Commissioner is not satisfied that they are for the same, or similar information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a fresh response without relying upon Section 12.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 12 - Complaint Upheld