London Borough of Waltham Forest
Case Outcome | Complaint upheld |
Subject Matter | Local government |
Court | Information Commissioner (UK) |
Record Number | IC-282550-W2H4 |
Date | 14 March 2024 |
Respondent | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
Reference: IC-282550-W2H4
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Date:
14 March 2024
Public Authority:
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Address:
Town Hall
Forest Road
London
E17 4JF
Decision (including any steps ordered)
1. The complainant requested information from the London Borough of
Waltham Forest (the public authority). By the date of this notice the
public authority had not issued a substantive response to this request.
2. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority has breached
section 10(1) of FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the
request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days.
3. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following
step to ensure compliance with the legislation.
• The public authority must provide a substantive response to the
request in accordance with its obligations under FOIA.
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4. The public authority 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 FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of
court.
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The Commissioner expects the public authority to take app ropriate precautions to protect
any personal data when disclosing information in a spreadsheet or simil ar format;
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