Kirby Muxloe Parish Council
- Date 25 March 2013
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant requested various, mainly financial, information from Kirby Muxloe Parish Council (the Council). The Council refused to comply with the request until the complainant paid a fee of £25 due to the “time and effort” it would be necessary to spend on these requests. The Commissioner’s decision is that this was not a valid reason to charge for a request and so the Council breached section 10 of the FOIA in failing to provide a valid response to these requests within 20 working days of receipt. The Commissioner requires the public authority to provide a fresh response to the complainant that is compliant with the requirements of the FOIA.