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Cite as: [2006] UKIT EA_2005_4, [2006] UKIT EA_2005_0004
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Information Tribunal
Appeal Number: EA/2005/0004 FS50064001
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA)
Heard on Papers
on 30 January 2006
Decision Promulgated 20 February 2006
Before
INFORMATION TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN
John Angel
and
LAY MEMBERS
Malcolm Clarke and Suzanne Cosgrave
Between
| EDWARD ANTHONY BARBER | Appellant | |
| and | ||
| THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER | Respondent |
DECISION
Subseauent Decision
Following our Decision dated 11 November 2005 (Decision), we have now heard from the lnformation Commissioner that he has reviewed the information received by the Appellant and is of the view that there is no further information that could be provided by the Inland Revenue, now known as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). We have read all the information supplied to us by the lnformation Commissioner which has been sent to us in accordance with paragraph 14 of our Decision. We have also received a copy of the Appellant's letter of 29 December 2005 fo the Commissioner's office where he, in effect, accepts that the HMRC has now complied with his original request. Therefore we are now able to consider what decision notice to issue in substitution to the decision notice issued by the Information Commissioner dated 16 May 2005.
Substituted Decision Notice
Under section 58(1) of FOIA the Tribunal has power to substitute its own decision notice where it considers:
(a) that the notice against which the appeal is brought is not in accordance with the law, or
(b) to the extent that the not~ce involved an exercise of discretion by the Commissioner, that he ought to have exercised his discretion differently.
The Tribunal's decision is that HRMC shall provide the information requested by the Appellant in relation to the request in his letter dated 3 February 2005 and subsequentiy clarified in his letters of 19 and 22 February 2005 for the reasons set out in the Decision. However as HMRC has now provided the information, no further steps need be taken.
Dated the 17th day of February 2006
John Angel
Chairman