Bassetlaw District Council

The complainant has requested from Bassetlaw District Council information regarding the intention of British Telecom (BT) to remove a number of payphone booths from villages within the Bassetlaw area. The Council provided the complainant with copies of two letters sent to the Council by BT. However, the complainant was of the opinion that the Council should be in possession of further information relevant to his request. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council has provided the complainant with all of the information which it holds falling within the scope of the request. However, it did not issue a response within 20 working days and therefore breached section 10 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.