16 March 2017, Local government (City council)
The complainant has made four separate requests for information on different dates. Birmingham City Council (the council) has not responded to any of the requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in all four requests. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Provide a response to each of the four requests outlined in this decision notice in accordance with section 1(1) of the FOIA. The public authority must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 10: Upheld