23 June 2016, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant requested from the London Borough of Lewisham (“the Council”) information concerning its No Recourse to Public Funds training material, guidance and other related documents. The Council wrote to the complainant and informed her that it was considering the application of section 36 to the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has breached section 1 as it has not issued a response to the request which is in compliance with FOIA and has breached section 10(1) by not doing so within 20 working days of receipt of the request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a response to the complainant’s request of 12 January 2016 which is in compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld