Welsh Assembly Government

The complainant has requested all emails sent and received by a named individual that makes reference to Ideoba. The Welsh Government indicated that it was considering withholding some of the information by virtue of section 43 of the FOIA but needed additional time to consider the public interest test. Despite various reminders from the complainant and the Commissioner, the response remains outstanding. The Commissioner’s decision is that in failing to provide some of the information within the required timescale, the Welsh Government has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA. Additionally, in failing to provide a valid refusal notice in respect of other parts of the information within the required timescale, the Welsh Government has breached section 17(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority issue a valid response to the request.