Elmswell Parish Council

The complainant has requested information in relation to the Wesley Centre. Elmswell Parish Council (the council) provided the information it held. It provided some further information during the Commissioner’s investigations and also applied section 21 of the FOIA to some further information – information accessible by other means. The complainant was not satisfied with the time it took the council to provide its full response, being charged for information he considered not relevant and the format some of the information was provided in. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in responding outside the required 20 working days. He also determined that the council has complied with regulation 11 of the FOIA – means for communication – and regulation 9 of the FOIA – Fees Notice. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.