23 October 2017, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant has requested information related to taxi and private hire vehicle compliance with the Equality Act 2010. The complainant is not satisfied with the response given by Swindon Council (‘the Council’) to four of his requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council breached section 1(1)(a) with regards to requests 2 and 6 and breached section 10(1) with regards to requests 1, 2 and 6. She has decided that the Council complied with its obligation under section 16(1) with regards to requests 2 and 4. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
FOI 1: Partly upheld FOI 10: Upheld FOI 16: Not upheld