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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Information Commissioner's Office >> Workington Town Council (Local government) [2022] UKICO ic-147629 (1 February 2022)
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Cite as: [2022] UKICO ic-147629
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Workington Town Council
The complainant requested from Workington Town Council (“the Council”) information relating to advice the Council had received from Cumbria Association of Local Councils (CALC). By the date of this notice the Council had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council 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 Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA. The Council 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-147629