Summary: The complainant requested a tape recording of a parish meeting from Enford Parish Council (-the council-). The council refused to supply the information. The Commissioner-s decision is that the council breached section 1(1)(a) and (b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (-the FOIA-) by failing to state that it held the information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to provide a copy of the tape recording of the meeting to the complainant unless a valid exemption applies under the FOIA. If an exemption is considered to apply, the authority should issue a refusal notice to the complainant in accordance with the obligations under section 17.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Upheld