Department for Communities and Local Government
- Date 27 February 2013
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to “Portas Pilots”. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) provided an initial response on 7 September 2012, explaining that it was considering and collating the relevant information. The Information Commissioner’s decision is that DCLG did not deal with the request for information in accordance with the FOIA. It breached section 10(1) of FOIA by failing to provide a response to the request within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the public authority to issue a response under the FOIA.