17 February 2016, Local government (Parish council)
The complainant requested information from St Pinnock Parish Council (the ‘parish council’) relating to minutes, agendas and end of year information. The parish council acknowledged the complainant’s request and provided some relevant information but has not issued a response which fulfils its obligations under the terms of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the parish council has breached sections 1(1) and 10(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the parish council to issue a response to the complainant in compliance with FOIA with respect to the outstanding parts of the request.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld