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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2019/fs50847247.html
Cite as: [2019] UKICO fs50847247

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Old Somerby Parish Council

The complainant has asked Old Somerby Parish Council for a copy of records which relate to his concerns about the accuracy of council minutes. The complainant seeks emails which have passed between the Council’s Clerk and councillors, which were generated between 27 November 2017 and 24 April 2018. The complainant also asked the Council to provide him with a copy of an audio recording of the Parish Council meeting of 10 January 2018. The Commissioner’s decision is that Old Somerby Parish Council breached section 1 of the FOIA by failing to provide the complainant with a copy of the recording he has asked for, or by failing to issue an appropriate refusal notice under section 17 of the FOIA. The Commissioner likewise finds that the Council breached section 1 by failing to provide the complainant with a copy of the emails which relate to the accuracy of Council minutes generated from 27 November 2017 and 24 April 2018. The Council’s recent disclosure to the complainant has now, on the balance of probability, met the requirements of section 1 of the Act, However, because the Councils disclosure was made on 24 June 2019, the Commissioner must also record a breach of section 10 of the FOIA. 

FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 1: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: fs50847247