Potto Parish Council

The complainant requested a copy of the Parish Council’s plan of action in response to the recommendations of its auditors. The Commissioner’s decision is that Potto Parish Council (“the Parish Council”) failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act (“the FOIA”). She also considers that the Parish Council’s response did not amount to discharging its duty under Section 1(1)(b) and therefore breached Section 1 of the FOIA. As the complainant now has access to the information he originally sought, the Commissioner considers that ordering further steps would serve no useful purpose.