30 November 2017, Police and criminal justice
The complainant has requested information about prisoner recalls from the Parole Board for England and Wales (the “PBEW”). To date he is yet to receive a substantive response. The Commissioner’s decision is that the PBEW has failed to provide a response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. She requires it to comply with the request or issue a valid refusal notice as set out in section 17 of the FOIA.
FOI 1: Upheld FOI 10: Upheld