1 June 2016, Central government
The complainant has requested various items of information in respect of the Welsh Government’s Major Events Unit support for food festivals. The Council refused to provide the information withholding it by virtue of section 21 and section 29(1)(b) of the FOIA. However, following the Commissioner’s investigation, it subsequently disclosed the requested information to the complainant. The complainant is not satisfied with the Council’s procedural handling of her request, and in particular the delay in receiving the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Welsh Government breached section 10 of the FOIA, however, as the information has now been provided to the complainant, he does not require the Welsh Government to take any steps.
FOI 10: Upheld