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Cite as: [2015] UKICO FS50586297
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Braintree District Council
9 September 2015, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested information with regards to rent paid by tenants in a named area. Braintree District Council (the council) provided a response, after a complaint was made to the Commissioner by the complainant that the response was overdue. The council refused the request under section 14(1) of the FOIA as it considered it a vexatious request. Following the response, the complainant asked the Commissioner to issue a decision notice recording a breach for the time it took the council to respond to his request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA as its response was provided outside the required 20 working days. As the council has now provided its response, the Commissioner does not require it to take any steps.
FOI 10: Upheld FOI 14: Not upheld