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Cite as: [2014] UKICO FS50551918
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
9 September 2014, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant has requested information relating communications about ‘Scot House’. The Commissioner’s decision is that Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (the council), by its failure to provide a substantive response to a request for information, has breached section 10(1) of FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Provide the complainant with a response to her request which complies with the requirements of section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, or issue a valid refusal notice. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld