19 December 2017, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant has requested a copy of an email sent by Ansty Parish Council to Rugby Borough Council regarding objections received concerning his planning application. The Council failed to respond until requested to by the Commissioner. The Commissioner’s decision is that Rugby Borough Council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA (time for compliance) by failing to respond to the complainant within 20 working days, and therefore also breached section 1(1) by neither confirming nor denying it holds the requested information within the time for compliance. As the Council has now responded to the complainant, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any further steps.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld