Sunderland City Council
- Date 23 August 2017
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 12: Not upheld, FOI 17: Upheld
The complainant requested information relating to Wearside Women In Need’s funding from Sunderland City Council (the Council). The Council provided information of relevance to one part of the request but refused the other under section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) as compliance would exceed the appropriate limit. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied section 12(1) of the Act and has met its obligations to provide advice and assistance. The Council did breach sections 10(1) and 17(5) in the time it took to provide its response to the complainant, but as the response has now been provided no steps are required.