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Freedom of Information requests
Find out how to make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, including guidance on the request, exemptions and what happens if you are not happy with our response.
Statement on tribunal decision
This followed a decision of the Tribunal in March 2017 upholding the Council’s refusal of the request but requiring the Council to provide advice to the requestor on how to reformulate his FOI request within 30 days.
The Tribunal accepted this has been remedied over a year ago. The case will now be considered by the High Court who will determine whether the omission to provide the advice amounted to a contempt of court.
Since this historic oversight, the Council has introduced significant changes to its policies and procedures. The Council is now consistently responding to FOI requests within statutory timescales and meets the ICO's expectations.
The judgement will be published in due course on www.bailii.org.
6 April 2022.