Link to IOC for full Decision notice pdf file: Pentir Community Council (Local government) [2025] UKICO 343244 (9 May 2025)
The complainant has requested information from Pentir Community Council (the Council) which relates to Treborth Hall. The Commissioner's decision is that the Council was not entitled to combine the burden of six requests when citing regulation 12(4)(b) to refuse to comply with the request dated 22 February 2024. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a fresh response to the request dated 22 February 2024 which does not rely on regulation 12(4)(b). The Council must take these steps within 30 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.