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Copeland Borough Council

  • Date 27 November 2018
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld

The complainant requested information from Copeland Borough Council (the Council) regarding changes made to its Head of Governance role. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has breached section 10(1) of the FOIA in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Council to issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.