North Lincolnshire Council

The complainant requested information about the amount of compensation paid out as a result of damage to vehicles caused by potholes. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request was not valid and therefore North Lincolnshire County Council (“the Council”) was under no obligation to provide information. However, it was obliged to provide adequate advice and assistance to help the complainant make a valid request. As it did not provide such advice and assistance, the Commissioner finds that the Council has breached Section 16 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any further steps.