Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The complainant requested information about trading licences issued for the Notting Hill Carnival. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (“the Royal Borough”) failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act (“the FOIA”). The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a substantive response, under the FOIA, to the request.