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Ministry of Justice (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50485969 (05 August 2013)
Summary: The complainant requested information concerning the total expenditure over a specified period for an Interpretation Project. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the public authority was entitled to refuse to comply with the request on the basis of section 12(1) FOIA. However, the Commissioner does not consider the public authority to have provided the complainant with the appropriate advice and assistance so as to comply with section 16 FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: provide advice and assistance to enable the complainant to submit a refined request within the cost limit, or if the request cannot be refined so as to enable it to be complied with within the cost limit, inform the complainant accordingly.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 12 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 16 - Complaint Upheld