Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The complainant has requested copies of all emails sent by then Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council, within a specific timeframe, which include the word “Grenfell”. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has failed to issue a substantive response within 20 working days and therefore breached Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act and, to the extent that the requested information is environmental, Regulation 5(2) of the Environmental Information Regulations. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Respond to the request, by providing a substantive in accordance with the Act and, or to the extent that the requested information is environmental, provide a substantive response in accordance with the Regulations.