30 September 2015, Local government (Parish council)
The complainant requested information relating to all communications between certain dates held by, or originated by, Queens Park Community Council (QPCC). He also requested details of complaints made against him. The Commissioner’s decision is that QPCC does not hold some of the requested information and is entitled to apply section 40(1) FOIA (personal information) to withhold the remainder. However, he identified a series of procedural shortcomings on the part of the public authority relating to delay (sections 1 and 10) and failure to issue a valid refusal notice (section 17). The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision. This decision notice is currently under appeal to the Tribunal.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld FOI 17: Upheld FOI 40: Not upheld