Brighton and Hove City Council
- Date 20 November 2018
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) FOI 1: Upheld, FOI 10: Upheld
The complainant has requested information from Brighton and Hove City Council (“the Council”) detailing the total compensation paid for damage caused to property or person due to poor condition of roads for the year 2015. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached Section 10 of 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.