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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2019/fs50809125.html
Cite as: [2019] UKICO fs50809125

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Canal and River Trust

The complainant has requested information about its annual maintenance spend from the Canal & River Trust (“CRT”). CRT initially provided some information that it believed met the scope of the request. When the complainant explained that it did not fulfil his request, CRT stated that it did not hold the requested information and that to provide it would be time-consuming. Although it subsequently provided several further responses to the complainant, CRT still maintained that it did not hold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that CRT did hold the information that it stated was not held. CRT breached section 1(1)(a) of the FOIA by not confirming whether it held the requested information within the statutory time limit and it breached section 1(1)(b) as it was obliged to disclose the information at the time of the request and failed to do so. By failing to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days, CRT also breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. However, as the information has now been provided, the Commissioner does not require CRT to take any further steps.

FOI 1: Complaint upheld FOI 10(1): Complaint upheld

Decision notice: fs50809125