16 September 2015, Education (Other)
The complainant has requested from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) information about its handling of a complaint case. The Commissioner’s decision is that in failing to deal with the complainant’s request in accordance with the FOIA, the PHSO has breached section 1(1)(a) of the FOIA. He requires the PHSO to issue a response to the complainant’s information request under the FOIA. The PHSO 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 FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 1: Upheld