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BBC
20 November 2017, Other
The complainant has requested correspondence between the Director General and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The BBC has failed to fully respond to this request. The Commissioner has decided that the BBC breached section 17(3) of the FOIA because it failed to provide the complainant with a final decision in relation to its public interest considerations within a reasonable time. The Commissioner requires the public authority to provide the complainant with a final decision on the public interest considerations in compliance with section 17(3) FOIA.
FOI 17: Upheld