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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2021/ic-137600.html
Cite as: [2021] UKICO ic-137600

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Charity Commission

The complainant requested from the Charity Commission correspondence between the Charity Commission and a charity over a specific period of time. By the date of this notice the Charity Commission had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Charity Commission has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Charity Commission to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Charity Commission must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA. The Charity Commission must take this step within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

FOI 10: Complaint upheld

Decision notice: ic-137600