Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Date 4 December 2013
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Not upheld, FOI 10: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information on the position of a post under an agreement made between Defra and the Canal and River Trust. Defra provided a response to the complainant. However, the complainant was dissatisfied with the clarity of this response and the length of time it took to be issued. The Commissioner has identified that Defra’s response was provided on the 20th working day from the complainant’s request. He has found that Defra did comply with section 1(1)(a) and 1(1)(b) within the statutory time for compliance and therefore did not breach section 10(1) of the FOIA in its handling of this request. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken by Defra. Information Tribunal EA/2013/0274 dismissed.