22 April 2015, Local government (City council)
The complainant has requested information about internal guidance on council tax exemptions and to date has not received a response. The Commissioner’s decision is that City of York Council has breached section 10 (time for compliance) of the FOIA and he requires it to comply with the request or issue a valid refusal notice as set out in section 17 of the FOIA. City of York Council must take this step 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 10: Upheld