19 May 2015, Central government
The complainant has requested a report made to Wirral Borough Council concerning an investigation of Enterprise Solutions (NW) LTD regarding abuses of the Intensive Start Up Scheme ISUS. The Commissioner’s decision is that Department for Communities and Local Government (“the DCLG”) has failed to respond to the complainant’s request within the twenty working days’ time period required by section 10 of the FOIA. The DCLG has therefore contravened section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to make its response to the complainant’s request. The DCLG’s response should comply with the provisions of section 1 of the FOIA and section 17 if that section is relevant.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld